The Sydney Festival board announced the decision after “an independent review into the role of international government investment” commissioned by the festival board, according to its statement. Statement from the board of Sydney Festival. Full statement: https://t.co/bKZR8lJkkg pic.twitter.com/Be6B4GX05i — Sydney Festival (@sydney_festival) September 27, 2022“Sydney Festival has today announced a range of important measures to improve the decision-making process around partnerships and sponsorships ahead of the Sydney Festival 2023 Program Launch,” the statement read. It's been almost 10 months since the historic and successful artist boycott of this year's Sydney Festival over their partnership with the apartheid Israeli state. https://t.co/Z9YZzvT2rJ — Jennine (@jennineak) September 27, 2022Pro-Palestine activists slammed festival management for its decision to approve the funding and called for a boycott of the event.

Source: The Guardian September 27, 2022 13:23 UTC