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Australian Fashion Week 2026 was brilliant.

Post author By CreativeWomensAssociation
Post date June 4, 2026

Australian Fashion Week 2026 delivered its most compelling runway program in years — but how much of it was truly Australian? CWA examines the provenance gap between the world-class fibre grown on Australian farms and the offshore supply chains that process, spin, and manufacture it, and asks what it would take to close it.

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Heritage Skills in Practice

Post author By CreativeWomensAssociation
Post date March 26, 2026

Australia’s heritage skills are at risk of disappearing within a generation. This article explores why these skills are critical economic infrastructure, and how systems, standards and provenance can sustain them into the future.

Tags Australian manufacturing, Certified Cultural Atelier, Creative Women’s Association, Cultural Economy, Cultural Work Theory, Guild, Heritage Skills, provenance, Skill Transmission, Textile Manufacturing, Workforce Infrastructure

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From Value to System

Post author By CreativeWomensAssociation
Post date March 20, 2026

Australia stands at a turning point. As heritage and provenance gain economic value globally, the need for systems, standards and safeguarding infrastructure becomes critical. This article explores how cultural work can be structured as national infrastructure to drive economic growth and global competitiveness.

Tags Australian manufacturing, Creative Women’s Association, Cultural Economy, Cultural Infrastructure, cultural policy, Cultural Work Theory, Heritage Skills, OECD, provenance, Regional Development, Skill Transmission, Sustainable Production

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What If Women’s Cultural Work Was Treated as National Infrastructure

Post author By CreativeWomensAssociation
Post date February 24, 2026

What if women’s cultural and creative labour was built into Australia’s economic systems instead of treated as invisible or free? A new structural model could transform careers, income stability, and skills transmission.

Tags Australian flax, Australian manufacturing, Australian textiles, Australian wool, circular economy textiles, Creative Women’s Association, domestic supply chains, fibre to cloth, Geelong manufacturing, Harris Tweed model, import substitution, linen manufacturing

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Australia Once Made Its Own Cloth.

Post author By CreativeWomensAssociation
Post date February 18, 2026

Australia produces world-class wool yet imports most finished textiles. The Commons Exchange proposes a fibre-to-cloth revival, rebuilding domestic textile manufacturing through verified origin, regional production and place-based standards.