The government thought most would be sole traders, who are eligible for JobKeeper, but apparently not.

Last week’s meeting between state arts ministers and their federal counterpart Paul Fletcher was described by one source as “awkward”.

The state ministers, who included South Australian Liberal Premier Steven Marshall, and a proxy for NSW Liberal Premier Gladys Berejiklian, prepared a communique that went much further than the federal government would accept.

For example, it said the meeting …