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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.

Investing in quality journalism

27 June 2018

The Government is calling for applications for grants to help regional and small publishers stay at the forefront of the rapidly changing media...

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...

Extra time to apply for journalism grants

17 July 2018

Application deadline extended for grants to help foster public interest journalism in regional Australia.

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

Supporting coverage of under-represented sports

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...

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.

Investing in regional journalism

19 December 2018

More than $4 million has been awarded to universities and publishers across Australia in an effort to drive quality public interest journalism.

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.

Boost for regional satellite television service

3 January 2019

The Government has announced a $10 million boost to ensure regional Australians can access the Viewer Access Satellite Television Service (VAST)...

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.

ABC and SBS

The vast majority of Australians can access television programs from the national broadcasters—the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS).

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...