Writing and Publishing

Children's sector confronts government, politely
The children's television sector looks like the biggest loser out of the current rebuild of the sector, and producers are…

Screen budget 2020 - no relief for ABC, SBS and agencies
Similar amounts of cash to run the agencies while screen makers continue to agonise over the tax changes.

The government's announcements: Screenhub reflects
"This too shall pass.' In a week of convulsive re-invention, we remember the basics.

Shit. Fan. Whack. Feds belt sector leaving owners triumphant
The Federal government has just shafted the sector, paid off the commercial broadcasters and offered a small box of bandaids.

Make it Australian campaign relaunches, refuses to accept defeat
Advice from the Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman: Protect Australian voices, think small business and level playing fields.

SPA shocks sector by actually moving Screen Forever to February
Screen Producers Australia, supported by the government of Queensland, is gearing up for a conference with real people next February.

WAAPA’s future home to be a high-tech campus in Perth CBD
Perth's arts and business communities have welcomed the recent announcement that Edith Cowan University, including WAAPA, will relocate to a…

Feds add a bit of cash to arts and screen institutions
Minister Paul Fletcher pops out a taster for the budget next week. Mingy or targeted? You decide.

Revealed: the Gold Coast's hidden nest of entrepreneurial indie filmmakers
Disdainful of agencies, game for anything, addicted to genre, enthralled by risk, true indie filmmakers are hard to hunt and…

Evolving industry support for vulnerable members
When you are not earning, a small amount of help can mean a lot. The screen and performing arts philanthropic…