The government promises “necessary action” to prevent Australian storytelling from being “drowned out” by overseas programming, especially from Hollywood. By Patrick Brzeski Asia Bureau Chief ...

Sydney is the emerald jewel in the crown of Oz, a sparkling, seaside city that works hard and plays harder. It’s in a period of substantial growth, with commercial and residential development battling ...

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Australians are being encouraged to swap American goods for home-grown products at the check-out — but is it that easy? While stopping short of calling for a boycott, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ...

The one thing the whole world can agree on is we want more Bluey. Australia is ready to make that a law. This week, the Australian government will formally introduce legislation that would require ...

Right now, we’re getting a preview of what a world without newspapers — democracy’s traditional fourth estate — might look like. Local elections in NSW are taking place largely in a local news media ...

The screen industry has welcomed the federal government's content quotas for streaming services, which will require platforms like Netflix and Prime Video to make Australian content. Under the ...

What’s behind these brands’ appeal to local people, and what are they doing that other local brands, or brands from elsewhere, are not doing? Andrew Burke, MD of Outbrain: Consumers in Australia care ...

New Australian rules require global streaming platforms with more than 1 million Australian subscribers to spend 10 per cent of their total Australian expenditure – or 7.5 per cent of their revenues – ...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has doubled down on the government’s commitment to implement local content quotas for streaming platforms, despite mounting pressure from the U.S. amid ...

Local content rules are likely to be one of the next big issues for Australia’s emerging offshore wind energy industry, but it’s a question that some suggest could be solved just by looking at the ...

Queensland University of Technology provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. The following is an edited version of a submission to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee ...