Arts Minister Tony Burke hopes to answer the question of how best to regulate streaming services before the end of this year as he ramps up consultation on the government's National Cultural Policy.
The Australian Labor Party has unveiled its cultural policy ahead of the election this Saturday, promising increased cooperation between federal, state, and local levels of government when it comes to the arts sector, as well as an "arms-length" approach to funding.
"The Minister should acknowledge and encourage our home-grown creatives too. The Australians working on local stories and projects, generating IP, creating jobs and running small businesses as they tell our stories; stories that must be told," write Shadow Minister for the Arts and Industrial Relations Tony Burke and Shadow Minister for Communications Michelle Rowland.
If elected, Labor has promised $40 million to the ABC to support drama, comedy, children’s and music programming, and $20 million to SBS to support more Australian content.
If elected, Labor has promised to convene a taskforce to "conclude" the government's Australian and Children's Screen Content Review.