http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/kathy-keele/ Kathy Keele has been chief executive officer of the Australia Council since December 2006 and last December was confirmed in the role for a further five years.  en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Why-artists-should-not-fear-child-protection-reforms/ The proposal this year to remove the artistic defence from the NSW proposed legislation on child abuse, which includes child pornography and exploitation, is not particularly about censoring artists.  In fact, the Australia Council for the Arts believes that the proposal, which will harmonise NSW laws with the Commonwealth laws on the definitions of child pornography, has the potential to be advantageous to genuine artistic expression.  Mention art and pornography together, and people immediately position themselves at opposite ends of the room. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Kathy Keele) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Why-artists-should-not-fear-child-protection-reforms/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Why-artists-should-not-fear-child-protection-reforms/#item2263 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:38:47 +0000 Kathy Keele | Author bios | The Punch