19 May 2026
The Australian Writers’ Guild has received reports of production companies using generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology to take notes in writers’ rooms, replacing note-takers. Note-taking allows a new writer to contribute to a show and learn from experienced writers. It is a pathway to writing the crucial first script. Automated note-taking risks eliminating one of the few possible…
23 April 2026
As part of the AWG’s ongoing work on Artificial Intelligence (AI), we’re looking into how much of our members’ work may have been used to train AI data sets. To assist us in this work, we encourage members to take a look at this tool published by The Atlantic, and search the LibGen data set to see if your works appear…
10 April 2026
10 April 2026 – Writers who are engaged by production companies to write scripts are entitled to superannuation under the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 (Cth) (the Act). Section 12(3) of the Act states that if a person works under a contract that is “wholly or principally for the labour of the person” then that person is an employee of the other…
8 April 2026
8 April 2026 – The Australian Writers’ Guild is preparing its submission to the federal government’s development of a new National Cultural Policy to shape the future direction of the creative and cultural industries. To help us consolidate our position, we invite members to contribute thoughts on how to improve our nation’s arts, entertainment and cultural sector. The policy will continue to be structured around the…
