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Viewer Access Satellite Television (VAST)—fact sheet

Published 29th May 2018

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The majority of Australians receive TV signals from local transmission towers. However, there will always be places that cannot receive a reliable TV signal from a tower and need to rely on...

Terms of Reference for a review of the Viewer Access Satellite Television (VAST) service

Published 29th May 2018

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Given the significant and rapid changes in the media and technology landscape since VAST commenced, the Department of Communications and the Arts will review the VAST program to advise the Minister...

Review of the Viewer Access Satellite Television (VAST) service—issues paper

Published 29th May 2018

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The Minister for Regional Communications, Senator the Hon Bridget McKenzie, has announced the Department of Communications and the Arts will undertake a review (the Review) of the Viewer Access...

Regional and Small Publishers Cadetships Program

Published 19th Jun 2018

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The Government is supporting 200 cadetships over two years through the Regional and Small Publishers Cadetship Program to drive employment opportunities in regional media and ensure journalists...

Regional Journalism Scholarships Program

Published 19th Jun 2018

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The Government will support 60 journalism scholarships for higher education providers to award to students from regional or remote areas.

Efficiency review—ABC and SBS—terms of reference

Published 13th Aug 2018

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This review will precede consideration of the next funding triennium for the national broadcasters, which commences from July 2019. The review will also take into account previous efficiency...

Australian Government response to the Senate Select Committee on Public Interest Journalism report: Future of Public Interest Journalism

Published 28th Aug 2018

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Australian Government response to the Senate Select Committee on Public Interest Journalism report: Future of Public Interest Journalism

Inquiry into the Competitive Neutrality of the National Broadcasters—report by the Expert Panel

Published 12th Dec 2018

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The Competitive Neutrality report examines whether the ABC and SBS are operating in a manner consistent with the principles of competitive neutrality.

Successful grant recipients under the Regional and Small Publishers Cadetships Program

Published 19th Dec 2018

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Almost $1.8 million is being provided to successful grant recipients under the first funding round. The grants will fund 70 cadetships at 41 different media organisations. This document dated...

Successful grant recipients under the Regional Journalism Scholarships Program

Published 19th Dec 2018

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Almost $2.3 million is being provided to successful grant recipients under the first funding round. The grants will fund 66 scholarships at 16 Australian universities. This document dated December...

Review of the Viewer Access Satellite Television (VAST) service—final report

Published 3rd Jan 2019

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Viewer Access Satellite Television (VAST) provides free-to-air television (FTA TV) to Australians unable to receive a reliable terrestrial transmission.

Code of Practice for Sports News Reporting (text, photography and data)

Published 3rd Jan 2019

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The object of the Sports News Reporting Code of Practice (the Code) is to ensure that Media Organisations are able to access sporting events for the purposes of gathering News Content for News...

ABC and SBS efficiency study—draft report

Published 15th Apr 2014

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This study into the efficiency of the operations of the ABC and SBS examines costs for the day-to-day operations that deliver ABC and SBS programs, products and services, and proposes options to...

ABC and SBS efficiency study—executive summary

Published 9th May 2014

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Executive summary of the ABC and SBS efficiency study—draft report.

Supporting coverage of under-represented sports 2017–18

Published 30th Oct 2018

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The under-represented sports grant, which forms part of the Government's Broadcasting and Content Reform Package, is an important step in addressing this coverage imbalance to enable sporting...

Supporting coverage of under-represented sports 2018-19

Published 21st Oct 2019

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The under-represented sports grant, which forms part of the Government's Broadcasting and Content Reform Package, is an important step in addressing this coverage imbalance to enable sporting...

Statement of expectations—Australian Communications and Media Authority

Published 26th Mar 2019

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In line with the Australian Government’s response to the final report of the review of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), the Minister for Communications and the Arts issued...

SBS Board Chairperson application form

Published 20th Feb 2020

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Application form for SBS Board Chairperson dated February 2020.

Appointment to the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) Board—position description: Chairperson

Published 20th Feb 2020

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Position description—Chairperson on the SBS Board, selection criteria.

Appointments to the ABC and SBS Boards—information about the merit-based appointment process

Published 20th Feb 2020

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This document sets out information about appointments of non-executive Directors to the ABC and SBS boards, including the roles of the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development...