This report looks back over the last 70 years of television (TV) in Australia, how it came to use this technology, and its impact on industry, economy and culture. It summarises key discussions that took place at the '100 Years of Broadcast TV' symposium in February 2026, examining Australia's TV history, TV news, TV advertising...

This report explores viewer expectations for television (TV) content and the community understanding of the existing safeguards – particularly for online TV content. It highlights that a large majority of Australian adults want rules to ensure that content meets community expectations. A majority also support consistent rules across all free-to-air broadcast TV, streaming and on-demand...

This report pulls together profiles on the major subscription and broadcaster video-on-demand services operating in Australia and notes the streaming platforms that have failed. It also shares insights from industry insiders that consider the deeper implications, opportunities and challenges of streaming on key local genres and formats.

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...