The federal government is pushing local content quotas, forcing big streaming platforms to invest in Australian-made shows.  Yet fewer Year 12 students are choosing creative arts subjects like drama, music, dance and visual arts. Can you blame them? For years, it’s been all about STEM, with arts degrees now costing nearly $55,000 and many universities making cuts to creative programs. So, are we doing enough to support the next wave of artists and performers? And what do we lose — as a country and a culture — if we don’t? Statement from Education Minister Jason Clare: "The Universities Accord is a blueprint for reform of higher education for the next decade and beyond. "It made a number of recommendations and called out the previous Government's Job Ready-graduates program as a failure. "We've bitten off a big chunk of its recommendations already – 31 of 47 in full or in part. "This includes changes to make the repayment system for HECS fairer, which we've delivered as part of our legislation to cut all student debt by 20 per cent. "In dollar terms, we're investing an extra $6.7 billion over the next decade in higher education after the previous government ripped money out. "There's more work to do and we'll keep working through the recommendations."