The Queensland government has announced new spending and support for touring artists in an effort to quell the effects of COVID-19 on the arts industry.
Queensland’s Minister for the Arts Leanne Enoch says the Queensland government will inject 8.5 billion dollars into the state’s economy and support more than 92,000 jobs for Queenslanders.
Ms Enoch says two new funds have opened, the Touring Queensland Fund and the Touring Queensland Fund Quick, replacing the existing Playing Queensland Fund.