This report provides a snapshot of the screen media consumption practices, content preferences and diversity-related audience perceptions of Australian adults, with a particular focus on Asian Australian and CALD viewers. It addresses a key evidence gap: while screen industry debates have increasingly focused on diversity, equity and inclusion, there remains limited updated audience data on...

The Australian Government reiterated its election commitment to introduce requirements for Australian screen content on subscription video on demand (SVOD) services. This Impact Analysis considers two options to address investment in Australian content. A regulatory model requiring SVODs to invest at least 10% of their total program expenditure in Australia is considered to be the...

This report outlines different models of incentivising diversity across Australia’s screen industries. It proposes four models to encourage the screen sector to employ more people who identify as women, culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD), First Nations Australians, LGBTIQ+, and people with a disability, and in doing so improve the representation of all Australians in the...

This report summarises the findings of a four-year study of Australia’s broadcasting and production sectors and the challenges internationalisation and digital technologies pose for national screen industries and Australian stories. The authors identify a long period of policy-making prioritising industry interests over those of the Australian community as a key threat to the creation of...

This study re-evaluates the size and activity of the film and television production industry on the Gold Coast since the outbreak of COVID-19 in March 2020.