Despite Howard Government and Australian Film Commission (AFC) assurances that they would engage upon an open and public consultation process around the controversial ScreenSound merger, the AFC has ignored overwhelming opposition to the merger and is already acting on the so called ‘proposals.’ With the ink barely dry on some 105 submissions to the Australian [...]
Monthly Archives: March 2004
Uncertain future for film and television in FTA deal
The Howard Government has not provided the cultural sector with a broad reservation in the Australia – United States Free Trade agreement and its approach has only served to provide uncertainty about Australia’s ability to ensure the future viability of Australian Film and Television Industry. Labor is particularly concerned that the caps on expenditure for [...]
Athletics Australia Review Must be Open and Independent
Minister Kemp’s call yesterday for yet another review into AA’s operations clearly shows that the organisations situation has not improved under the Ministers guidance, despite confident assurances given last year that AA had an achievable plan that could ‘move the sport out of a fairly difficult situation’. In response to concerns raised by Senator Kate [...]
Broadband Competition
ATUG 2004 Conference 4 March 2004 Sydney Broadband Competition The fundamental dichotomy presented by competition policy is that if it is just set and then followed to its logical conclusion, it inevitably will result in a monopoly. This truism makes it necessary to continually finesse competition policy, ensuring that competitive tension is perpetuated in the [...]
Howard Government fails internet service audit test
Once again, the Howard Government has failed to get Government services and website up to scratch. The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has found that “monitoring and evaluation of internet services by agencies were not adequate.” (ANAO Performance Audit: Quality Internet Services for Government Clients – Monitoring and Evaluation by Government Agencies, Audit Report No.30 [...]
Save ScreenSound Petitions tabled
Senator Lundy today tabled 1420 signatures requestion that the Senate rejects any recommendation that seeks to undermine ScreenSound Australia as a national institution located in Canberra. The petitioners signed in overwhelming opposition to the abolishment and/or transfer of jobs and key functions of ScreenSound Australia to Sydney or Melbourne and demanded that the ongoing attacks [...]
