The ABC and Screen Australia have announced funding for three original documentary projects: 'Dark Emu', 'Gun Ringer', and 'Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australian'.
Ludo Studio may be set to pick up its third Emmy: the company's 'Bluey' has been nominated for an International Emmy Kids Award.
The ABC has promoted Aidan Laverty, former executive producer of 'Catalyst', to head of specialist, overseeing all arts, science, health and technology, religion and ethics, education and society and culture content.
The Northern Territory has ramped up resourcing for local productions, leveraging on the territory government's plan to investment $9 million investment into the local film and screen sector over the next four years.
Two ABC series, 'You Can't Ask That' and 'What It's Like', are among 21 shows from around the world nominated for MIPCOM Diversify TV Excellence Awards.
Comedy 'Why Are You Like This', one of four pilots supported through Screen Australia and the ABC's Fresh Blood initiative, has been greenlit for a six-part series.
The ABC has renewed its most popular original format You Can't Ask That, which sees viewers pose questions to misunderstood and marginalised groups.
A local Indigenous politician (Deborah Mailman) is recruited to the senate by the Australian Prime Minister (Rachel Griffiths) after a contentious video goes viral, in Rachel Perkins' drama about systemic injustice and the complexities of political change.