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...
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Efficiency review—ABC and SBS—terms of reference
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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...
National Broadcasters Efficiency Review
The Department has undertaken an efficiency review of the National Broadcasters prior to 2019–20 Triennium funding.
Anti-siphoning
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The anti-siphoning scheme aims to give free-to-air broadcasters a chance to show major events included on an anti-siphoning list....
VAST review
Start/End Date: May 29, 2018 11:00 AEST to June 22, 2018 17:00 AEST
We are reviewing the Viewer Access Satellite Television (VAST) service.
Supporting coverage of under-represented sports 2017–18
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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
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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...
