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Screen Australia’s 31st annual Drama Report released today shows a record-breaking level of expenditure on drama production in Australia in 2020/21 of

There is support available for Northern Territory businesses affected by the snap lockdown in July, and by the continuing absence of tourism.

For the second time in four months the Byron Bay mega-event has been rescheduled. It means the festival will have not been staged in both 2020 and 2021.

The festival has announced a “pause” on shows for the coming week. The arts are again confronted with the total loss of ticket revenue, just as the sector was tentatively recovering. It is another terrible setback for a bruised industry. Lockdowns and border closures in 2021 have already forced shows to cancel at the Sydney, Adelaide and Perth festivals, while Byron Bay Bluesfest was cancelled at the last minute. Reacting to the developing situation in Melbourne, Tasmania’s Dark Mofo — scheduled for June — has delayed ticket sales. We need to do better in putting a floor under losse...

Budget 2021: AAP receives funding boost, regional in focus and ACMA gains additional support May 12, 2021 10:13 The Federal Government handed down the 2021 budget overnight, with several areas of the media, tech and regulatory sectors to receive funding boosts. A joint release by Minister Paul Fletcher and Minister Mark Coulton recognised that the pandemic had created ongoing challenges for the arts sector, and also outlined the importance of digital service delivery for the economy going forward. Josh Frydenberg hands down the 2021 Budget / Twitter Regional was a significant theme, both in ...