Sarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) streaming 'video on demand' services have no Australian content obligations requiring them to produce or show Australian-made TV shows, documentaries or films, despite having an increasing market share,

(ii) research shows two thirds of Australians support laws requiring streaming services to show and fund locally made shows and films, and

(iii) Australian stories are vital for our culture and social fabric and the sustainability of our arts and entertainment industry; and

(b) calls on the Federal Government to require tech giants like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple TV and Stan to back and fund Australian-made stories.

Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Sue Lines (WA, Deputy-President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Leave is granted for one minute.

Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The government response to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's digital platforms inquiry included a staged process to reform media regulation towards an end state of a platform-neutral regulatory framework covering online and offline delivery of media content to consumers. An options paper authored by Screen Australia and the Australian Communications and Media Authority to consider how best to support Australian stories on screens in a modern, multiplatform environment is open for consultation until 3 July this year. The government will consider stakeholder responses, including the extent of Australian content obligations on free-to-air television and whether there should be an Australian content obligation on streaming on demand services.

Question agreed to.