Queensland Ballet Dancers Plead for Fair Funding
Update: 2025-12-05
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Queensland Ballet dancers, led by soloist Georgia Swan and principal dancer Lucy Green, made a bold plea for increased federal funding during a curtain call. The company, which has been underfunded compared to peers like The Australian Ballet and Queensland Symphony Orchestra, is facing financial strain, including a loss of nine point four million dollars and redundancies. The dancers salaries have also fallen behind the Consumer Price Index, with only two dancers earning above the national average wage. They launched a petition, ParityIsThePointe, aiming to gather twenty thousand signatures to secure more equitable funding.
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