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“Mengakhiri program Get Reading!.”
Sumber Asli: Matthew Davis

Sumber Asli

VERIFIKASI FAKTA

Klaim bahwa Pemerintah Koalisi "mengakhiri program Get Reading!" memerlukan verifikasi yang cermat.
The claim that the Coalition Government "ended the Get Reading! program" requires careful verification.
Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ini kemungkinan merujuk pada **Book Council of Australia (BCA)**, yang diumumkan oleh Perdana Menteri Tony Abbott pada Desember 2014 namun kemudian **dipotong dananya serta dibatalkan sebelum diluncurkan** pada Desember 2015 [1][2].
Research indicates this likely refers to the **Book Council of Australia (BCA)**, which was announced by Prime Minister Tony Abbott in December 2014 but then **defunded and scrapped before it ever launched** in December 2015 [1][2].
BCA diumumkan dengan dana sebesar 6 juta dolar Australia selama tiga tahun, dimaksudkan untuk "merayakan membaca yang baik dan menulis yang baik" serta mengatasi tantangan yang dihadapi industri buku Australia [3].
The BCA was announced with $6 million in funding over three years, intended to "celebrate good reading and good writing" and address challenges facing the Australian book industry [3].
Namun, dalam Mid Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) 2015-16, pemerintah mengumumkan penghentian dan pemotongan dana BCA [1][2].
However, in the 2015-16 Mid Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO), the government announced the BCA's cessation and defunding [1][2].
Selain itu, Australia Council for the Arts - yang mengawasi pendanaan sastra - mengalami **pemotongan dana sebesar 105 juta dolar Australia** yang diumumkan dalam anggaran federal 2015-16 [4][5].
Additionally, the Australia Council for the Arts - which oversees literature funding - suffered **$105 million in funding cuts** announced in the 2015-16 federal budget [4][5].
Pemotongan ini memaksa Australia Council untuk membatalkan beberapa program termasuk: - Program ArtStart - Creative Communities Partnerships Initiative - Program Artists in Residence - Program pendanaan enam tahun untuk organisasi - Putaran hibah Juni [6] Nama program "Get Reading!" tampaknya merupakan konflasi atau salah ingat dari inisiatif Book Council of Australia atau program sastra Australia Council tertentu yang dipotong sebagai bagian dari pengurangan pendanaan yang lebih luas.
These cuts forced the Australia Council to cancel several programs including: - ArtStart program - Creative Communities Partnerships Initiative - Artists in Residence program - Six-year funding for organisations program - June grant round [6] The "Get Reading!" program name appears to be a conflation or misremembering of either the Book Council of Australia initiative or specific Australia Council literature programs that were cut as part of these broader funding reductions.

Konteks yang Hilang

Klaim ini menghilangkan beberapa bagian konteks yang kritis: **Book Council dibuat, kemudian dibatalkan sebelum diluncurkan:** BCA diumumkan pada Desember 2014 namun dibatalkan pada Desember 2015 - tidak pernah benar-benar beroperasi sebagai program yang berfungsi [1][3].
The claim omits several critical pieces of context: **The Book Council was created, then cancelled before launch:** The BCA was announced in December 2014 but scrapped in December 2015 - it never actually operated as a functioning program [1][3].
Ini bukan sekadar "mengakhiri" program yang sudah ada melainkan membatalkan badan yang diusulkan yang masih dalam tahap pembentukan. **Mekanisme pendanaan kontroversial:** BCA awalnya didanai dengan mengambil 6 juta dolar Australia dari anggaran Australia Council - melawan keinginan industri [2].
This was not simply "ending" an existing program but rather cancelling a proposed body that was still in formation. **The funding mechanism was controversial:** The BCA was originally funded by taking $6 million from the Australia Council budget - against industry wishes [2].
Ini menjadi bagian dari pola yang lebih luas di mana Menteri Seni George Brandis mengalihkan dana Australia Council untuk menciptakan National Program for Excellence in the Arts (NPEA), dana yang dikendalikan menteri [4][5]. **Pemotongan adalah bagian dari austeritas seni yang lebih luas:** Pemotongan sektor sastra terjadi bersamaan dengan pemotongan dana Australia Council sebesar 105 juta dolar Australia dan merupakan bagian dari upaya pengurangan anggaran pemerintah secara menyeluruh untuk mengatasi kekhawatiran defisit [4][5]. **Reaksi industri bervariasi:** Meskipun beberapa seniman dan penulis memprotes pemotongan (dengan hampir 6.000 orang menandatangani petisi termasuk Thomas Keneally dan J.M.
This became part of a broader pattern of Arts Minister George Brandis diverting Australia Council funds to create the National Program for Excellence in the Arts (NPEA), a minister-controlled fund [4][5]. **The cuts were part of broader arts austerity:** The literature sector cuts occurred alongside $105 million in Australia Council cuts and were part of a government-wide budget reduction effort to address deficit concerns [4][5]. **Industry reaction was mixed:** While some artists and writers protested the cuts (with almost 6,000 signing a petition including Thomas Keneally and J.M.
Coetzee) [6], beberapa figur industri seperti mantan Presiden Australian Publishers Association Peter Donoghue menyebut BCA "organisasi omong kosong dari kebijakan industri yang meragukan warisan Kim Carr" dan mencatat sayangnya "uangnya tidak dikembalikan kepada pemiliknya yang sah, Australia Council" [2].
Coetzee) [6], some industry figures like former Australian Publishers Association President Peter Donoghue called the BCA "a bullshit organisation of dubious 'industry policy' Kim Carr provenance" and noted the pity was "the money wasn't returned to its rightful owner, the Australia Council" [2].

Penilaian Kredibilitas Sumber

Sumber asli yang dikutip adalah **Business Insider Australia**.
The original source cited is **Business Insider Australia**.
Menurut penilaian bias media AllSides, Business Insider (yang dikenal sebagai "Insider") dinilai sebagai **"Lean Left"** dengan nilai meter bias -1,46 [7].
According to AllSides media bias rating, Business Insider (known as "Insider") is rated as **"Lean Left"** with a bias meter value of -1.46 [7].
AllSides memiliki tingkat kepercayaan sedang dalam penilaian ini, berdasarkan tinjauan independen dan survei buta yang dilakukan pada Februari 2022 dan Maret 2024 [7].
AllSides has medium confidence in this rating, based on independent review and blind surveys conducted in February 2022 and March 2024 [7].
Business Insider adalah situs berita bisnis dan teknologi berbasis AS yang meliput politik Australia dari perspektif internasional.
Business Insider is a U.S.-based business and technology news website that covers Australian politics from an international perspective.
Meskipun umumnya faktual dalam pelaporan, pembingkaan "daftar program yang dipotong yang menakjubkan" menunjukkan pendekatan sensasional yang dirancang untuk menekankan skala pemotongan anggaran daripada memberikan konteks yang seimbang tentang kebutuhan anggaran atau pengaturan pendanaan alternatif.
While generally factual in reporting, the "mind-blowing list of programs axed" framing suggests a sensationalist approach designed to emphasize the scale of budget cuts rather than provide balanced context about budgetary necessities or alternative funding arrangements.
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Perbandingan Labor

**Apakah Labor melakukan hal serupa?** Konsep Book Council of Australia sebenarnya berasal dari kelompok industri (penerbit, penjual buku, agen, dan penulis) sejak 2010 dan **didukung oleh Partai Labor** sebelum diumumkan oleh Tony Abbott [2].
**Did Labor do something similar?** The Book Council of Australia concept actually originated with industry groups (publishers, booksellers, agents, and authors) since 2010 and was **endorsed by the Labor Party** before being announced by Tony Abbott [2].
Ini adalah konsep yang didukung bipartisan yang Koalisi terapkan dan kemudian batalkan.
This was a bipartisan-supported concept that the Coalition both implemented and then cancelled.
Tentang pendanaan seni secara lebih luas: **Rekor Labor:** Pemerintahan Labor Keating meluncurkan "Creative Nation" pada 1994, kebijakan budaya yang menjadi tonggak sejarah yang secara signifikan meningkatkan pendanaan seni dan menetapkan banyak mekanisme pendanaan yang berlanjut melalui pemerintahan berikutnya [8]. **Pola historis:** Kedua partai besar telah menyesuaikan pendanaan seni berdasarkan prioritas fiskal.
On broader arts funding: **Labor's record:** The Keating Labor government launched "Creative Nation" in 1994, a landmark cultural policy that significantly increased arts funding and established many of the funding mechanisms that continued through subsequent governments [8]. **Historical pattern:** Both major parties have adjusted arts funding based on fiscal priorities.
Pemotongan Australia Council 2015 signifikan (105 juta dolar Australia selama 4 tahun) tetapi mengikuti pola di mana pendanaan seni sering rentan selama periode konsolidasi anggaran di bawah pemerintahan kedua belah pihak. **Literature Board:** Literature Board of the Australia Council sudah dihentikan pada 2014 (sebelum pemotongan besar Koalisi) karena perubahan struktural yang lebih luas dalam administrasi seni [2].
The 2015 Australia Council cuts were significant ($105M over 4 years) but followed a pattern where arts funding is often vulnerable during budget consolidation periods under governments of both stripes. **The Literature Board:** The Literature Board of the Australia Council was already discontinued in 2014 (before the Coalition's major cuts) due to broader structural changes in arts administration [2].
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Perspektif Seimbang

Penanganan pendanaan industri buku dan sastra oleh pemerintah Koalisi kompleks dan menarik reaksi yang bervariasi: **Kritik terhadap pendekatan:** - Australia Council dibuat terkejut oleh pemotongan dana sebesar 105 juta dolar Australia, dengan eksekutif mengirim email ke pemerintah menuntut jawaban tentang bagaimana pengurangan dihitung [4] - Pemotongan memaksa pembatalan program mapan dengan rekam jejak terbukti - model pendanaan enam tahun telah menunjukkan organisasi-organisasi ini memanfaatkan 8 dolar pendapatan tambahan untuk setiap 1 dolar yang diinvestasikan oleh Australia Council [6] - Pendanaan BCA dialihkan dari Australia Council daripada menjadi dana baru, menciptakan ketegangan dalam sektor seni [2] **Konteks dan faktor mitigasi:** - Pemerintah menghadapi tekanan defisit anggaran yang signifikan pada 2014-2015, dan pendanaan seni adalah salah satu area yang ditargetkan untuk penghematan di seluruh portofolio - BCA kontroversial sejak awal karena mekanisme pendanaan dan penunjukan dewannya - aktivis sastra Melbourne Sam Twyford-Moore mengorganisir kampanye menentangnya yang ditandatangani oleh Nick Cave, John Coetzee, dan 350 orang lainnya [2] - Pemerintah akhirnya membalikkan keputusan sebagian: Menteri Komunikasi Mitch Fifield (yang mengambil alih seni dari Brandis) mengembalikan 32 juta dolar Australia selama empat tahun ke Australia Council dan merestrukturisasi NPEA menjadi dana Catalyst dengan fokus pada proyek yang lebih kecil [4] - Menteri Seni Fifield berjanji untuk "berkonsultasi luas dengan komunitas sastra tentang mekanisme alternatif yang dipimpin sektor untuk perwakilan dan promosi" setelah membatalkan BCA [2] **Konteks kunci:** Ini tidak unik untuk Koalisi - kedua partai besar telah merestrukturisasi pendanaan seni berdasarkan prioritas fiskal dan politik.
The Coalition government's handling of book industry and literature funding was complex and drew mixed reactions: **Criticism of the approach:** - The Australia Council was blindsided by the $105 million cuts, with executives emailing the government demanding answers about how the reduction was calculated [4] - The cuts forced cancellation of established programs with proven track records - the six-year funding model had shown these organizations leveraged $8 of additional income for every $1 invested by the Australia Council [6] - The BCA's funding was diverted from the Australia Council rather than being new funding, creating tension within the arts sector [2] **Context and mitigating factors:** - The government was facing significant budget deficit pressures in 2014-2015, and arts funding was one area targeted for savings across the portfolio - The BCA was controversial from its inception due to its funding mechanism and board appointments - Melbourne literary activist Sam Twyford-Moore organized a campaign against it signed by Nick Cave, John Coetzee, and 350 others [2] - The government eventually partially reversed course: Communications Minister Mitch Fifield (who took over arts from Brandis) returned $32 million over four years to the Australia Council and restructured the NPEA into the Catalyst fund with a focus on smaller projects [4] - Arts Minister Fifield promised to "consult widely with the literary community about alternative sector-led mechanisms for representation and promotion" after scrapping the BCA [2] **Key context:** This is not unique to the Coalition - both major parties have restructured arts funding based on fiscal and political priorities.
Konsep Book Council itu sendiri memiliki asal bipartisan, dan sektor sastra telah lama berjuang dengan dukungan pemerintah yang tidak konsisten terlepas dari partai mana yang berkuasa.
The Book Council concept itself had bipartisan origins, and the literature sector has long struggled with inconsistent government support regardless of which party is in power.

SEBAGIAN BENAR

6.0

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Koalisi memang membatalkan/memotong dana Book Council of Australia dan membuat pemotongan signifikan pada program Australia Council yang mempengaruhi inisiatif sastra dan membaca (pemotongan 105 juta dolar Australia memaksa pembatalan ArtStart, Creative Communities Partnerships Initiative, Artists in Residence, dan program lainnya).
The Coalition did cancel/defund the Book Council of Australia and made significant cuts to Australia Council programs affecting literature and reading initiatives ($105 million in cuts forcing cancellation of ArtStart, Creative Communities Partnerships Initiative, Artists in Residence, and other programs).
Namun, klaim menyajikan ini sebagai sekadar "mengakhiri program Get Reading!" yang menyederhanakan apa yang terjadi: 1.
However, the claim presents this as simply "ending the Get Reading! program" which oversimplifies what occurred: 1.
Nama program "Get Reading!" tampaknya merupakan salah ingat atau konflasi dari Book Council of Australia dan program sastra Australia Council terkait 2.
The "Get Reading!" program name appears to be a misremembering or conflation of the Book Council of Australia and related Australia Council literature programs 2.
Book Council dibatalkan sebelum pernah diluncurkan (hanya ada sebagai pengumuman dan persiapan parsial) 3.
The Book Council was cancelled before it ever launched (it existed only as an announcement and partial setup) 3.
Konteks tekanan defisit anggaran dan mekanisme pendanaan yang kontroversial (mengambil uang dari Australia Council) dihilangkan 4.
The context of budget deficit pressures and the controversial funding mechanism (taking money from the Australia Council) is omitted 4.
Pembalikan parsial (32 juta dolar Australia dikembalikan) dan restrukturisasi tidak disebutkan Inti faktual akurat - Koalisi memang memotong program yang mempengaruhi membaca dan sastra - tetapi pembingkaan menghilangkan konteks penting tentang sifat program-program ini dan keadaan di sekitar pembatalannya.
The partial reversal ($32M returned) and restructuring is not mentioned The factual core is accurate - the Coalition did cut programs affecting reading and literature - but the framing omits important context about the nature of these programs and the circumstances surrounding their cancellation.

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Metodologi Skala Penilaian

1-3: SALAH

Secara faktual salah atau fabrikasi jahat.

4-6: SEBAGIAN

Ada kebenaran tetapi konteks hilang atau menyimpang.

7-9: SEBAGIAN BESAR BENAR

Masalah teknis kecil atau masalah redaksi.

10: AKURAT

Terverifikasi sempurna dan adil secara kontekstual.

Metodologi: Penilaian ditentukan melalui referensi silang catatan pemerintah resmi, organisasi pemeriksa fakta independen, dan dokumen sumber primer.