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'No Compromise on Free Speech' Media Release
Updated on Oct 5, 2006, 1:45am
The AWG are among the members of the arts and media industries who have recently supported a press release criticizing federal Attorney General Phillip Ruddock's rejection of the Australian Law Reform Commission's recommendation to drop the term 'sedition' and make significant changes to the sedition provisions of the Anti-Terror legislation passed by parliament in late 2005. You can download a copy of the press release here.
For further information about the history of the combined arts industries response to the sedition provisions go to ozsedition.blogspot.com
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Campaign for Media Diversity
Updated on Oct 3, 2006, 11:58pm
The Campaign for Australian Media Diversity (CAMD) is a loose group of organisations and individuals that includes the Australian Writers’ Guild, Australian Society of Authors, Choice (formerly the Australian Consumers’ Association), Communications Law Centre, Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia, Free Speech Victoria, Friends of the ABC (Vic), Liberty Victoria and Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA).
CAMD believe Australian democracy and culture depend upon diverse media ownership and healthy independent public broadcasting. Any government reform of Australia’s media ownership laws should achieve greater diversity of media ownership in Australia.
CAMD's submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Inquiry into Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media
Ownership) Bill can be downloaded here.
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AWG response to Phase III of the ScreenWest Strategic Development Plan
Updated on Sep 29, 2006, 1:22am
The Australian Writers' Guild submission on Phase III of the ScreenWest Strategic Development Plan is available to download here.
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AWG QLD PFTC REVIEW SUBMISSION
Updated on Sep 15, 2006, 12:06am
Interested individuals and organisations were invited to submit responses to the current review of the PFTC by Friday 8 September 2006. AWG Queensland and ASDA Queensland submitted two responses and these documents are now available to download from here.
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NSW Draft State Plan AWG Submission
Updated on Aug 31, 2006, 2:47am
The draft NSW State Plan has been launched however it does not acknowledge the important role played by the creative industries in the economic and social life of the state.
In response to the government's invitation for contributions from individuals and organisations on the final State Plan (to be released in October, 2006) the AWG has submitted a response which can be downloaded from here.
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Review of Australian Government Film Funding Support
Updated on Aug 22, 2006, 12:05am
The Australian Writers' Guild and Australian Screen Council submissions to the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Review of Australian Government Film Funding Support are available for download from here.
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