28 June 2017
The Turnbull
Government is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Holly Kramer as Deputy
Chair, and Mr Paul Scurrah and Ms Deidre Willmott as new part-time
non-executive directors of the Australia Post board, each for a term of three
years. These appointments fill the board, a...
28 June 2017 The Turnbull Government will provide interim financial relief to Australian broadcasters in the wake of Labor’s refusal to back reforms that support the viability of the Australian media industry and secure thousands of jobs. The Government will use its regulatory pow...
27 June 2017
The Turnbull
Government will provide community television (CTV) broadcasters in Melbourne,
Adelaide and Perth with a further six months to transition their services to
online streaming. The decision has been taken following representations from
Coalition and crossbench colleagues...
Tuesday, 27 June 2017The Coalition Government today announced Sky Muster satellite users are expected to receive around 50 per cent more peak data and twice as much off-peak data from October. NBN Co will provide the extra data at no extra cost to retailers, although how the retailers stru...
27 June 2017The Turnbull Government
welcomes the appointment of Ms Christine Holgate as the new Managing Director
and Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Australia Post. Ms Holgate is a highly
experienced chief executive, board director and business leader, with a strong
record of managing an...
26 June 2017The Turnbull Government will provide $130,000 to assist Museums Victoria with the purchase of a five piece bedroom suite made by WH Rocke & Co through the National Cultural Heritage Account.The bedroom suite is an outstanding example of Australian colonial craftsmanship and includes ...
26 June 2017
The Turnbull Government has announced
$1 million to support 17 exhibitions through the National Collecting
Institutions Touring and Outreach (NCITO) program in 2017-18.
The funding will assist nine
national collecting institutions to tour major exhibitions so that all
Austral...
26 June 2017
The Turnbull Government has announced $338,535
to support two strategic arts projects in regional South Australia and Victoria
over four years through the Regional Arts Fund strategic projects stream.
The Regional Arts Fund provides support
to artists and organisations to crea...
23 June 2017
The Turnbull Government will take steps to ensure the
sustainability of the National Relay
Service (NRS), an important communications safety net for people who are deaf
or have a hearing or speech impairment.
Since the
current NRS contact was introduced in 2012-13, rapid...
23 June 2017The Turnbull Government will provide a
$200,000 boost for the ArtsReady program, which assists employers in the arts
and culture sector to engage young Australians in traineeships. The 12 month traineeships prepare
participants to graduate as job ready for the arts and creative indust...