SBS Managing Director
19 October 2018 The Australian Government welcomes the appointment of James Taylor as the Managing Director of the Special Broadcasting Service. Mr Taylor has been appointed by the SBS Board…
Taking the fight to online pirates
18 October 2018 The Australian Government is cracking down on online pirates today by giving creative industries even more powerful weapons to fight copyright infringement by overseas pirate websites. The…
JOINT RELEASE – Prime Minister – 2018 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards shortlists announced
The Hon Scott Morrison MP Prime Minister Senator the Hon Mitch Fifield Minister for Communications and the Arts 2018 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards shortlists announced 18 October 2018 The shortlists…
Copyright Tribunal re-appointment
16 October 2018 The Australian Government is pleased to announce the re-appointment of the Honourable Justice Andrew Greenwood as the President of the Copyright Tribunal of Australia for a further…
Appointment of new CEO of the Australia Council
12 October 2018 The Australian Government welcomes the announcement of the appointment of Mr Adrian Collette AM as the incoming Chief Executive Officer of the Australia Council for the Arts.…
The Sydney Institute
The internet – not an ungoverned space The Sydney Institute 6.00 pm, 8 October 2018 When I was last here in 2016, I spoke about the communications sector being in…
Appointment of ABC Deputy Chair
28 September 2018 The Governor-General has today accepted the Government’s recommendation to appoint Dr Kirstin Ferguson as Deputy Chair of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) until November 2020. Dr Ferguson’s…
Doorstop – ABC
Doorstop Treasury Place, Melbourne 9.30am, 27 September 2018. E & OE FIFIELD: This has been a difficult week for the ABC, but its important work continues. The ABC is one…
STATEMENT – ABC
26 September 2018 Having met with the Prime Minister this afternoon, I have asked the Secretary of the Department of Communications and the Arts to undertake an inquiry to establish…
STATEMENT – ABC
26 September 2018 From time to time, I have raised factual errors in ABC reporting, but have always respected the legislated operational and editorial independence of the ABC. I have…