Festivals dying: What’s next?

Festivals dying: What’s next?
What has London at the turn of the century and Hobart got in common. Quite a bit, actually.
“DOGE,” Peter Dutton’s fix for government waste, though expecting real spending discipline from politicians is about as likely as spotting a Tasmanian Tiger in Tassie.
Should this be allowed to continue?
Taxpayer-funded lunches?