Our role is to provide an environment in which all Australians can access and benefit from communications services, creative experiences and culture.
Learn more about what we do
The National Online Safety Awareness Campaign is about helping everyone in a child’s life to have a conversation about online safety.
Advances in technology have improved the range of accessible services for people who are deaf, hard of hearing and/or have a speech impairment.
The Government is improving mobile coverage and competition across regional and remote Australia.
Our Work
Classification of films, computer games and publications is important to the Australian Government.
We are responsible for managing the Copyright Act 1968 and Circuit Layouts Act 1989. We also develop Australian copyright policy and represent Australia’s interests in relation to international copyright issues.
The Prime Minister's Literary Awards celebrate outstanding literary talent in Australia and the valuable contribution Australian literature and history makes to the nation's cultural and intellectual life.
What's new
General
Australian communications, music, regional media and cultural institutions will receive a $393.7 million boost in the 2019-20...
Phone
A further $160 million is being invested in two new funding rounds of the Mobile Black Spot Program.
Internet
The Government is investing $220 million in regional communications as part of its response to the 2018 Regional...
2019–20 Portfolio Budget Statements—Communications and the Arts Portfolio
Information relating to the Communications and the Arts Portfolio Budget for 2019–20.
Key People
Meet the Communications and the Arts Minister, Senator the Hon Mitch Fifield.
Meet the Regional Services, Sport, Local Government and Decentralisation Minister, Senator the Hon Bridget McKenzie.
Meet the Secretary of the Department of Communications and the Arts, Mr Mike Mrdak AO.
We are seeking feedback on a draft Online Safety Charter, which sets out the Government’s expectations for technology firms to help keep children safe online.