A landmark ARC-funded study confirms the Australian craft economy employs 116,538 people and generates $19.2 billion in gross value added — larger than the sports economy. The Creative Women’s Association examines what the data confirms, what it doesn’t yet build, and why the infrastructure gap it identifies is exactly what CWA and the Australian Crafts Alliance are working to close.
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