Annual report of the Commonwealth of Australia communications and broadcasting regulatory authority: the Australian Communications and Media Authority

This is the twelfth in a series of cultural funding reports produced for the Cultural Ministers Council Statistics Working Group. The publication presents information about cultural funding by each level of government which has been classified into two major groups: Heritage; and the Arts.

Jim Remedio, the new chair of the Australian Indigenous Communications Association, argues that the appointment of managers over community councils in remote communities is in direct conflict with the licence conditions which Indigenous community licensees must adhere to.

Staff cuts are to be made at the BBC - one of the world's most influential broadcasters. The Media Report interviews the former Executive Producer of Panorama, Steve Hewlett, now a London-based media commentator and analyst.

That there is around $3 billion1 in cost savings the government could make on digital TV between now and a realistic closedown date for analogue broadcasting. The savings could be channeled into assisting the funding of a high speed broadband solution for Australia. This is before we consider the potential community benefit from the uses...