Michelle Rowland

SWR 99.9FM celebrates 20 years with brand new studios

9 October 2023 Wednesday 27 September was 20 years since Western Sydney community station SWR 99.9FM got its own broadcasting license. It has been broadcasting round the clock since 2003.

Ita Buttrose to step down as ABC chair

22 August 2023 Ita Buttrose's term as ABC chair will end in March 2024. After 5 years in the role the 81 year old has told Communications Minister Michelle Rowland that she will not seek reappointment.

Communications Minister Michelle Rowland celebrates 100 years of Australian radio

6 August 2023 Communications Minister Michelle Rowland acknowledged the commercial radio industry’s upcoming 100th birthday with a speech at Parliament House recalling the launch of 2WS in Seven Hills and the continued advocacy and up to date information that radio provides its communities.

Commercial radio’s billion dollar boost to Australian economy

3 August 2023 With commercial radio in Australia turning 100, a new report has shown the industry contributes $1 billion to the nation’s annual GDP, which includes a $320 million boost to regional Australia.

Public submissions invited for review into ABC and SBS funding and governance

21 July 2023 Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has announced at an ABC Friends dinner that the federal government has launched a review into funding and governance arrangements of the ABC and SBS, open to public submissions.

The Treasury releases its final report on the News Media Bargaining Code

5 December 2022 The Federal Government has released the final report of Treasury’s statutory review into the News Media Bargaining Code.The review found...

From Scarcity to Impact: Community Radio readies for the future #CBAA Conference

28 October 2022 The Community Radio sector is facing forward and thinking big, with renewed Federal Government backing and a 10-year roadmap in...

Strong community broadcasters build strong communities: Communications Minister at #CBAA Conference

28 October 2022 Speaking at today’s Community Broadcasting Association Conference n Cairns, Communications Minister Michelle Rowland said “community media informs, connects and unites...

Michelle Rowland takes on Communications in the new Labor Government

1 June 2022 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has appointed Michelle Rowland as the new Federal Minister for Communications, replacing Liberal Party front bencher...

CRA welcomes appointment of new Minister for Communications

1 June 2022 The commercial radio industry has welcomed the appointment of Michelle Rowland as the new Federal Minister for Communications in the...

Labor commits to more Community Broadcasting and ABC Double J funding

13 May 2022 As part of a range of election promises made by Labor, Shadow Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has promised more funding...

Labor shadow ministers call for clarity on radio as an essential service

2 April 2020 As COVID-19 restrictions on movement tighten around Australia, radio staff are increasingly uncertain of their official status as essential workers...

Labor says the Liberals have misled on ABC funding

11 August 2019 Labor’s Shadow Minister for Communications, Michelle Rowland, says the Morrison Government has thumbed its nose at recommendations from two separate...

Labor pledges to reverse Liberal cuts to the ABC

7 March 2019 The Shadow Minister for Communications, Michelle Rowland, says Labor has committed to reversing the Liberals’ $83.7 million cut to the...