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South Australia’s cultural heartbeat is fading as the OzAsia Festival, a 20-year cornerstone of Asian-Australian arts, prepares to fold after 2026 — just as the state pivots toward big-ticket sports like MotoGP and football. Critics fear this shift from “Festival State” to “Events State” erodes deep-rooted cultural identity, reducing meaningful exchange to flashy spectacles. While sports aren’t the villain, the loss of institutions built over decades alarms many. Meanwhile, the MotoGP push raises red flags about parkland destruction and traffic chaos, fueling a wider debate: can Australia afford more people in an ecologically fragile land? The state’s future hangs in the balance — between economic spectacle and cultural soul.

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