"In our competitive and underfunded arts sector, power relationships are ever present. To address power imbalances, major structural change is needed."
Publishing and media doyenne Ita Buttrose has been confirmed as the new chair of the ABC.
The US majors and other international producers who plan to shoot feature films in Australia will no longer have to negotiate fees for each production with local crews.
The Federal Government's proposed changes to the Producer Offset’s ‘Gallipoli’ clause would effectively limit the ability for Australian productions shooting offshore to use non-resident Australian actors, directors and crew, and therefore opportunities to raise international finance, industry bodies have argued.
Alliance seeks to improve mental health outcomes for those working across the entertainment industry
The recent parliamentary inquiry into the screen industry recommended that the Minister for Small Business consult with businesses to address mental health outcomes. That's a positive step forward for mental health charity Entertainment Assist, which recently developed the Australian Alliance for Wellness in Entertainment (AAWE).
Actors who lend their voices to TV and online animation programs will now be paid per-episode and character rather than a day rate.
Paramount Pictures’ 'Dora the Explorer' will shoot at Village Roadshow Studios in Queensland, it was confirmed on Sunday.
Screen Australia is currently developing a code of conduct on sexual harassment and has plans for it to be linked to funding, chief operating officer Fiona Cameron has announced.