The AWG released their first line-up announcement for the biennial National Screenwriters Conference, which will take place at Mornington Peninsula in Victoria from 20-22 February 2013.
Representatives of Australia's production, writing, directing and acting professions have attacked the FTA commercial broadcasters claim that they invested a record $1.35 billion in local content
Paul Abbott created the multi award-winning semi-autobiographical Shameless, which is now in its tenth series in the UK
The Australian screen industry is lobbying the Federal Government to bolster the level of Australian content on free-to-air and pay-TV
The Australian Writers' Foundation has announced the recipient of the 2012 Kit Denton Disfellowship
The 45th annual Australian Writer's Guild AWGIE Awards were held at Doltone House in Sydney
The nominees include the scribes behind local films such as The Sapphires, The Eye of the Storm, Wish You Were Here and TV programs such as Mabo, Beaconsfield, and Underbelly
The 45th Annual AWGIE Awards expands to recognise Australia's animation talent