This publication contains estimates of Australian public funding for arts and cultural activities, facilities and services across three levels of government for 2008-09 and 2007-08.

The digital dividend is the Australian Government's opportunity to ensure that the benefits to individuals and the community outweigh the costs associated with the switchover to digital television. This submission by the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network to the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy highlights the ways in which this could be...

SUMMARY DOCUMENTARY AS A PROPORTION OF AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION Documentary makes up 2-3 per cent of audiovisual production in Australia, compared to 11 per cent inNew Zealand and 21 per cent in Canada. HOURS PRODUCED AND PRODUCTION BUDGETS Documentary production in Australia peaked in 2007/08. A total of 509 hours (239 titles) were produced, with production...

Jock Given, a Screenrights founding director and Professor of Media and Communications at Swinburne University's Institute for Social Research, looks at the last 20 years in Australian television.

This paper traces the history of the anti siphoning regime in Australia. It discusses its development and explores the arguments for and against its retention, both in past context and in relation to a current government inquiry into the relevance of the scheme in a changing 21st century media environment.