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ABC Cuts: SPA goes public to protect independent sector

After a weekend of increasing media pressure on the ABC cuts question, SPA produces a gambit of its own.

14 Apr 2014 12:00

David Tiley

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SPA steps out to confront its forces of darkness as the chess game around the budget gets very real. Image: Shutterstock

This morning, Screen Producers Australia announced that “Australian screen producers have called on the ABC to quarantine expenditure on television drama and children’s television programming, regardless of any funding cuts to the ABC in the upcoming May Federal Budget.”

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David Tiley

David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.