Australian Film, Television and Radio School Council Chair appointment
16 May 2017 The Turnbull Government has appointed Mr Russel Howcroft as Chair of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS) Council for a period of three years.…
PVO Newsday – Sky News
E & OE PVO In terms of the media sector, some key changes in the reform package that have been put up around anti-siphoning, around the two out of three…
Vale Mark Colvin
11 May 2017 I was saddened to hear of the passing of veteran Australian journalist and broadcaster Mark Colvin. Mark was a calm, reassuring and natural voice and a fixed…
INTERVIEW WITH ROSS GREENWOOD
2GB MONEY NEWS 6.35PM AEDT 11 May 2017 E & OE GREENWOOD: As we told you earlier this week, was a significant reform to media laws in Australia.…
Drive with Raf Epstein
Drive with Raf Epstein 774ABC Melbourne 4pm AEST 11 May 2017 E & OE EPSTEIN: Before we get to that, what’s going to happen to the media here in…
Additional support for our national collecting institutions
9 May 2017 The Turnbull Government will provide $48.5 million over three years in the 2017-18 Budget to support Australia’s national cultural collections. This additional investment in the arts sector…
Announcement of Media Reform Package
Media Room Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices, Melbourne 6 May 2017 10am E & OE FIFIELD: Good morning and thank you for coming. Today we are announcing a comprehensive and holistic…
Major reforms to support Australian broadcasters
06 May 2017 The Turnbull Government has announced a comprehensive package of reforms that will improve the sustainability of Australia’s free-to-air broadcasting sector, support the creation of high quality Australian…
New funding for community radio broadcasters
4 May 2017 The Turnbull Government has today announced new funding of $6.1 million over two years for the community radio sector to support digital radio services and one-off spectrum…
Entries open for Prime Minister’s Literary Awards
Entries are now open for the 2017 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards which celebrate great Australian literature. The Turnbull Government is proud to support the literary arts and these awards recognise…