Here’s a selection of interesting articles we’ve found over the last couple of weeks for your reading enjoyment. If you come across anything you think other PAC Members would be interested in, please feel free to send me the links so I can include in the future. Who’s got time to read… A safe-ish Budget that dares to be boring<https://www.artshub.com.au/news/opinions-analysis/a-safe-ish-budget-that-dares-to-be-boring-2589110/> The government seems to be holding off any big announcements until the release of the National Cultural Policy so the federal budget on Tuesday night was light on for the Arts sector as. Esther Anatolitis has written an examination of the budget’s impact on arts and culture for ArtsHub. Another article related to the budget from Jo Caust for The Conversation here<https://theconversation.com/this-was-supposed-to-be-a-wellbeing-budget-so-why-does-it-feel-like-the-arts-have-been-overlooked-193304>. Sparking a Sense of Hope & Agency<https://legacy.iftf.org/future-now/article-detail/new-insights-analysis-from-iftf-smithsonian-futures-beacons-exhibit-sparks-greater-sense-of-hope-a/?p=future-now/article-detail/new-insights-analysis-from-iftf-smithsonian-futures-beacons-exhibit-sparks-greater-sense-of-hope-a/> APAX 2022 Keynote speaker, Marina Gorbis from the Institute for the Future providing insights in the an analysis of over 650,000 visitors to the Smithsonian Museum’s first-of-its-kind “FUTURES” exhibit, which aimed to demonstrated that if people can better envision the details of a possible future then they are more hopeful and feel more capable of taking actions to make that future a reality. Fundraisers are a scarce resource, let’s not make them scarcer<https://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/article/fundraisers-are-scarce-resource-lets-not-make-them-scarcer?utm_source=subscriber_features&utm_medium=email&utm_content=nid-221138&utm_campaign=13th-October-2022> (UK) With the spotlight turned on sponsorships from major mining companies in the last couple of weeks, this article looks at the importance of finding and supporting the people fundraising for their organisation or group. Who’s got time to watch… Imagining a new policy agenda for Australian arts and culture<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yKjt0dASVs> A recording from earlier this year from the University of WA explores and imagines the possibilities tied to a new national cultural policy and how the creative landscape can be re-nourished. 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