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Industry Growth: figures prove growth real but not enough

ABS figures released live today after a five year absence reveal the ghastly truth. Employment and total budgets are all up - but the amount is actually not enough.

19 Jun 2013 12:00

David Tiley

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The headline figures for the Australian Bureau of Census and Statistics report on the Australian screen sector released yesterday contain some reasonable news and one set of horrible numbers.

Five years ago, the ABS stopped collecting these figures and they are now only gathered on commission by Screen Australia, which pays for them. So this is the first time since 2006-7 that we have been able to really analyse the performance of the whole sector.

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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.