Vale Les Murray AO
29 April 2019 I was saddened to learn of the passing today of Les Murray AO, arguably Australia’s greatest contemporary poet. He was the author of scores of poems…
More opportunities for Australia’s world-class screen industry
11 April 2019 Australia’s screen production industry will be boosted with television series and mini- series distributed through online platforms now able to claim refundable tax offsets if…
Complaints to the TIO continue trending down
11 April 2019 The Morrison Government welcomes the release of the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman’s (TIO) latest 6-monthly update report, which shows an overall decrease in complaints for the industry.…
LABOR AGAIN CONFIRMS ADOPTION OF THE COALITION’S NBN POLICY
10 April 2019 Labor Shadow Minister for Communications, Michelle Rowland has again confirmed that Labor has adopted the Coalition’s NBN policy. “I expect our opponents might come out with desperate…
National Film and Sound Archive Board Appointment
10 April 2019 The Australian Government has appointed Mr Ewen Jones as a member of the Board of the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) for a period of three…
Australian Children’s Television Foundation Board appointments
10 April 2019 The Australian Government has appointed Mr Ian Booth and Dr Michael Carr-Gregg as Commonwealth representative members to the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) Board for three year…
Old Parliament House Board appointment
10 April 2019 The Australian Government has appointed Mrs Maria Myers AC as a part-time member of the Old Parliament House Board for a three year term. Mrs Myers has…
National Gallery of Australia Council appointments
10 April 2019 The Australian Government has appointed Mr Michael Gannon, Ms Terri Janke, the Hon Richard Alston AO, and Professor Sally Smart as members of the Council of the National…
Record number of Indigenous ancestors returned from Germany
9 April 2019 The Australian Government welcomes the return of 53 Australian Indigenous ancestors from five collecting institutions in Germany this month. This will be the largest number of ancestors…
Classification Board appointments
9 April 2019 The Morrison Government has appointed Ms Sally Ryan as Deputy Director of the Classification Board for a two year term and Ms Rachel Merton as a Member…