Parliament has passed into law the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Act 2015, [OB1] which is a legal attempt to curb Internet piracy by blocking overseas websites that are set up to infringe copyright. Rights holders are able to seek a Federal Court order to block websites that have the &q...
More Our congratulations go out to AWG member Stephen Carleton who has won the 2015 Griffin Award for his play, The Turquoise Elephant. Another member, Christopher Bryant, was one of four shortlisted playwrights. The Griffin Award is a national prize recognising an outstanding play that displays an aut...
More Seventeen great new writers with fresh ideas added to the Pathways listThe Australian Writers’ Guild is thrilled to announce the latest scriptwriters to join its Pathways Program, a growing initiative which links talent with opportunity and helps forge relationships between writers and producers.Sel...
More Tell us your story The Australian Writers’ Guild is surveying its playwright members to boost the sector’s response to the dramatic changes to arts funding announced in the federal government’s May Budget. The Guild has already made its headline position clear in its Budget r...
More AWG members are being asked to let the Guild know if they are now receiving new residual payments and also to help track new contracts with production companies under Screen Australia Enterprise Funding. Guild Vice President and Chair of the AWG TV Committee Mac Gudgeon says the Guild has worked ha...
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