Fiscal austerity in NSW, splendid! It's working so well in Europe. What was that adage about the definition of insanity?

The representative of Macquarie Street in Coffs Harbour has a point. It's still early days for the arts. We have no idea whether music, literature, and so on are anything but a passing fad. Until these kids have the hard numbers to prove that it's as worthy of public support as - for example - sport, his hands are tied.