Years of savage cuts leave Australian cultural institutions struggling to survive

As War Memorial gets a half-billion dollar upgrade, institutions such as the National Gallery and National Archives told to find $75m in savings

Arthur Streeton, one of the fathers of Australian impressionism, painstakingly captured the beauty of a rainy day over Sydney Habour in 1893.

Now that oil panorama canvas hangs on the first level of the National Gallery of Australia, where it faces the risk of being rained on itself.

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