Make It Australian has made momentous strides towards the protection of local content since the campaigns launch in 2017, leading to the launch of the National Cultural Policy.
Below are some of the highlights of our work with Parliament and our member organisations.
2024
Representatives of screen producing organisations from around the world are standing together to ensure a sustainable future screen industry.
2023
In the context of current negotiations between the Australian screen industry, streaming businesses, broadcasters and the Australian Government, representatives of unions, guilds and industry associations from across the Australian screen industry have met to discuss their response to the Australian Government’s Refined Regulatory Models for the regulation of streaming services.
Leaders of the Australian screen industry stood together at Parliament House, Canberra, as proud ambassadors of the Make It Australian campaign.
In the lead up to the 2022 election, Make it Australian wrote to the three main parties seeking their responses to specific questions about their support for the screen industry.
2022
Today a delegation of Australian screen industry heavyweights arrived at Parliament House, Canberra, as proud campaign ambassadors of the Make It Australian campaign, where they, alongside a large number of screen industry leaders, converged to lobby politicians to support our industry’s future.
The Make It Australian campaign has questioned the accuracy of the Streaming for Australia report released by the ANZSA this week. While acknowledging the important role the streaming services play in the Australian screen industry the peak industry bodies have labelled the report as unhelpful and lacking transparency.
Leading Australian actors, directors, writers, producers and crew joined together last night for the national re-launch of the Make it Australian campaign at the Sydney Film Festival Hub in Sydney Town Hall and online.
2021
Parliament passes Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 5) Bill 2021, which includes much-anticipated increase to the Producer Offset for television.
Leading Australian actors, crew, writers and producers are in Canberra this week in a united push to convince Parliament to introduce local content requirements for booming digital viewing platforms and make other necessary reforms to ensure a bright future for Australian screen stories.
An exhibitor, distributor, and producers explore strategies that may assist in delivering a more consistent, sustainable and successful slate of Australian movies for tomorrow’s theatrical market.
A panel of industry experts give their take on the wash up from the Government’s announcements and what this means for an industry in flux.
2020
The Australian screen industry welcomes news the Federal Government is considering introducing a local content quota for Netflix and other streaming services that currently have no obligation to produce original Australian content.
Up to 15,000 jobs are at risk if the federal government adopts recommendations from commercial television lobbyists.
More than a dozen organisations representing the screen industry have called for greater harmonisation and transparency of content quotas and investment incentives across all platforms to secure the future of Australian stories on screens.
Our creative industries require urgent support to ensure that jobs and infrastructure survive to inspire Australians through this crisis.
Organisations representing Australia’s independent producers, directors, writers, casts and crews today wrote to the Government seeking urgent support for the Australian screen industry.
2019
Minister for Communications, Cyber Security & the Arts addresses Australia’s premier screen industry event.
We are the writers, producers, actors, directors, crews and creatives who bring our nation’s stories to the screen. But our ability to keep telling Australian stories on screen is at risk.
Leading Australian actors, directors, crew, writers and producers gather in Canberra to convince Parliament to extend local content requirements.
The ledger provides an overview of the Government’s decisions over the last five years and how they have impacted the Australian screen industry.
With the election now over, there is much still at stake as we call on the re-elected Government to provide clear policy commitments to our sector.
In the lead up to the 2019 election, Make It Australian wrote to the three main parties – Liberal, Labor and Greens – to seek their responses to specific questions about their support for the screen industry.
The Make It Australian campaign has welcomed Labor’s announcement that, if elected, a Shorten Labor Government will modernise the policy and regulatory settings that support Australian and children’s screen content.
The Morrison Government’s decision to extend tax offsets to streaming video services is another missed opportunity to require those platforms to invest in Australian content, say members of the Make It Australian campaign.
2018
Leading lights of Australia’s film and TV industry urged federal politicians to act to ensure Australian stories continue to be told on Australian screens.
More than 215 prominent actors, directors, producers, screenwriters, cinematographers, editors and other screen practitioners sign an open letter to the nation's parliamentarians.
Dozens of Australia’s best-known and most successful screen talents have penned an open letter calling on the nation’s parliamentarians to protect the local screen industry.
2017
Some of the giants of Australian film and TV have today descended upon Parliament House in Canberra to directly lobby politicians to support the industry’s future.
Indigenous performer Shareena Clanton gave this passionate speech at the Melbourne launch of the Make It Australian campaign.
Yesterday, around the country, Australia’s screen industry united to launch the Make it Australian campaign.
Australia’s film and TV industry will come together on Monday, September 18 to launch an historic campaign for the industry’s future.