Paul Fletcher

Clock ticking for News Media Bargaining Code as election approaches

25 March 2022 As the federal election approaches, the clock is ticking for the Morrison Government to complete its promise to level the...

ABC and SBS to get $4.2 billion for the next three years

7 February 2022 The Morrison Government has locked in funding of $4.2 billion for the ABC and SBS over the period from 1...

Peter Tonagh appointed as Deputy Chair for the ABC Board

15 November 2021 Peter Tonagh, a member of the ABC Board, has been appointed Deputy Chairperson for the remainder of his current term...

The Federal Government appoints two new members to the SBS Board

4 October 2021 Two new appointments to the SBS Board are Vic Alhadeff as a non-executive Director and Christine Zeitz as Deputy Chairperson.Minister...

SBS appoints a new Director

30 October 2020 Nyunggai Warren Stephen Mundine has been appointed as a part-time non-executive Director on the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) Board. ...

AAP gets a $5M PING grant

18 September 2020 The Federal Government will provide $5 million to the Australian Associated Press Limited Newswire (AAP) under the Public Interest News...

Broadcasting Services Act amendments to change news and trigger event rules

3 September 2020 Communications Minister Paul Fletcher presented the second reading of the Regional Commercial Radio and Other Measures Bill to Parliament this...

Narrowcasters under financial pressure during pandemic want fee relief

20 August 2020 Narrowcasters are under financial pressure at the moment due to COVID but, unlike their commercial counterparts, they have not been...

Efficiency, change and pain as ABC staff prepare to walk out the door

30 July 2020 The ABC has been moving ahead with its redundancy process, with the final change proposals sent to staff on 21...

SBS has a new Chair

9 July 2020 George Savvides has been appointed Chair of the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) for a period of five years, effective from...

$5.5 million put aside to save historic audiovisual material

30 June 2020 $5.5 million has been put aside by the government over four years for the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA)...

$50 million to support regional news

28 June 2020 107 regional publishers and broadcasters who applied to the Public Interest News Gathering (PING) Program will receive a share of...

The PING program opens for business and regional radio can apply

7 May 2020 Applications are now open for the $50 million Public Interest News Gathering (PING) program to support commercial radio, television and...

Immediate COVID19 relief for Australian media

15 April 2020 The Morrison Government today announced a package of measures to help sustain Australian media businesses as they do their vital...

Radio seeks crisis relief package from the Federal Government

8 April 2020 The commercial radio industry has urged the Federal Government to put in place a crisis relief package to support broadcasters...

Radio still the world’s most widely consumed media: CRA takes the message to Canberra

12 February 2020 On the eve of World Radio Day, Commercial Radio Australia has just finished hosting an event at Parliament House Canberra...

Government reintroduces the ABC Amendment Bill

6 August 2019 Communications Minister Paul Fletcher has re-introduced legislation which would create a regional advisory council for the ABC to reflect on...

Paul Fletcher replaces Mitch Fifield as Communicatons Minister

26 May 2019 The radio industry has welcomed the appointment of Paul Fletcher as the new Federal Minister for Communications, Cybersafety and the...