The Labor party has announced its arts policy for the election, but it is more a series of cultural priorities than specific funding promises.

At an event in Melbourne on Monday, Labor’s arts spokesperson Tony Burke made a series of general promises with a commitment that actual funding decisions will be developed after consulting with the creative sector if Labor is elected.

Tony Burke

The broad pledges include more transparent funding to the sector, the examination of the feasibility of a national insurance scheme for the live performance sector, and a general suggestion of exploring content quotas for Australian content on multinational streamers.

There were very few specific policies announced at all, except to say that an Albanese Labor government would use the 2013 Creative Australia policy framework as its guiding light.

“If we win this Saturday, Australia will have cultural policy reviewed, revived and relaunched this year,” said Burke. “Last time it took nearly six years to develop Creative Australia. And within six minutes of the Liberals and Nationals winning it was gone.”

“The sector has been through its hardest time ever. We don’t have six years....