11 May 2018 The Turnbull Government has appointed Mr Joseph Gersh AM to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Board and Mrs Christine Zeitz to the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) Board as non-executive directors for a period of five years. Both appointees bring exceptional skills, ...
8 May 2018
The Turnbull Government will introduce important new initiatives to keep
Australians safe online by countering cyber-bullying and image based abuse.
This is a key part of a $237.1 million investment in strengthening Australia’s
connectivity, creativity and cultural heritage.
S...
4 May 2018 Australia’s film and creative industry will continue to boom under the Turnbull Government’s Location Incentive which will attract international blockbusters to be made on Australian soil.The $140 million Location Incentive will be delivered over four years from 2019-20 and will brin...
21 April 2018 The Turnbull Government has appointed Mr Sam Walsh AO as Chair of the Australia Council Board for a three year term, commencing 1 July 2018. Mr Walsh is a passionate supporter of the arts, having served in a range of capacities in Australia and the UK over several decades. He has bee...
17 April 2018 The Turnbull Government has released the terms of reference for a review into consumer safeguards in the telecommunications sector. The review will be undertaken in three parts: Ensuring that consumers have access to an effective complaints handling and redress scheme that pro...
17 April 2018 The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman’s latest 6-monthly update report indicates there was a total of 84,914 complaints (covering mobile, fixed line telephony, and both pre-NBN and NBN broadband) to the TIO in the 6-month reporting period (July to December 2017). The TIO notes th...
13 April 2018 Today Cricket Australia has announced a new broadcast deal with Seven West Media and Foxtel. The negotiation and allocation of broadcasting rights is entirely a matter for sporting bodies and commercial broadcasters. Government has no role in these negotiations. Broadcasting legisla...
4 April 2018 The Government would like to thank Mr Bill Morrow for his outstanding leadership of NBN Co over the past four years, following today’s announcement that he will step down as Chief Executive Officer by the end of 2018. Mr Morrow was appointed to the role of CEO and Executive Direct...
29 March 2018 The Turnbull Government is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Michelle Groves as a part-time Member of the Copyright Tribunal of Australia for a period of five years commencing on 16 April 2018. Ms Groves is a senior corporate legal counsel with a strong background in int...
29 March 2018 The first results of the ACCC’s broadband speed testing program show the Coalition’s NBN is delivering fast, affordable broadband and consumers are getting the speeds they’ve paid for. “The report shows that retailers are delivering high speed broadband on the NBN even at peak t...