First Nations and CALD artists impacted by COVID: report

A new report launched this week by Diversity Arts Australia  called ‘Lost Work 2.0’ shows most First Nations and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse artists and organisations were severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The report is an updated version of a survey conducted in 2020.

It also shows racism increased towards First Nations and CALD creatives, with more than 72 per cent of the respondents believed it got worse in a COVID context.

Produced By: Eduardo Jordan

Featured In Story: Nareen Young – Professor of Indigenous Policy, Indigenous workforce diversity at the University Technology of Sydney’s Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research and Co-chair of Diversity Arts Australia

First aired on The Wire, Friday 11 March 2022