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Art alliance to fight ‘complex’ resale royalty Deborah Snow January 31, 2011 A PLANNED new alliance of fine arts dealers, auction houses and gallery owners will fight for changes to the federal government’s controversial resale royalties scheme, which has raised just $80,000 since it was introduced seven months ago. The aim of the scheme is …

Michaela Boland – The Australian – Monday, 25th October 2010 The daughter of one of the founders of indigenous dot painting will be the first artist to receive money from the resale royalty scheme. About two dozen artists have been identified as eligible for dividends through the federal government’s much-bemoaned system that requires purchasers to …