The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported today that the total expenditure funded by government for cultural activities in 2010-11 was $6,650.2m.

This report provides a timely overview of the commercial online video content market in Australia. Changing consumer and audience preferences are driving fundamental changes in how content is delivered by communications providers in Australia. The growth in online participation is disruptive, presenting both a challenge and opportunity to industry. This growth confirms that many Australians...

This audit assessed the effectiveness of the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy’s administration of the Household Assistance Scheme. Digital television broadcasts in Australia commenced in simulcast (alongside existing analog channels) in metropolitan areas in January 2001. In 2008, the Australian Government committed to a progressive timetable to switch off analog television broadcasting...

This paper provides information on a proposed bill introducing new anti-siphoning measures for Australian broadcasting. Siphoning refers to the practice used by pay television broadcasters by which they appropriate, or ‘siphon off’ certain events that have been traditionally shown on free-to-air television so that viewers who do not subscribe to their services are unable to...

The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) plays a critical role as the alternative dispute resolution scheme for the telecommunications industry. Since its establishment in 1993, the TIO has performed well at resolving individual complaints between consumers and carriage service providers (CSPs).