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Inside story: How Bryan Brown and the Nationals saved Australian film
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Bryan Brown may have secured top billing, but the last-ditch mission to save the Australian film industry that ended in seeming victory on Sunday played more like a remake of
The Dirty Dozen, complete with a secret assault on the stronghold of power, and the Nationals’ David Littleproud cropping up in a surprise supporting role.
On Sunday, federal Arts and Communications Minister Paul Fletcher announced that the offset for Australian feature films – which grants a rebate of money spent on production, via the tax system – would remain at 40 per cent. “No change” isn’t normally greeted as big news but, for the nation’s film industry, the decision to scrap a planned drop to 30 per cent from July this year was a lifesaver.
Calls for independent inquiry ACCOUNTABILITY, NOW
Note: This story discusses sexual assault and suicide.
Friends of the now-deceased woman who accused a current cabinet minister of raping her in 1988 have urged Scott Morrison to hold an independent inquiry, ABC’s
Four Corners reports, with a friend who was with the woman on the night of the alleged rape offering to make a police statement. Several have also paid tribute to the “smart”, “forthright”, and “extraordinary” woman at
The news comes after Morrison said the minister “vigorously rejected” the allegations, while
Guardian Australia reports the prime minister was aware of “rumours” of the alleged assault earlier this year but said he had not felt the need to investigate further and was only briefed on last week’s 31-page dossier of allegations. He yesterday declined to launch an independent inquiry, declaring it is up to police to “determine the veracity of any allegations of this nature”.