Delivered actions

Through Revive, the Australian Government:

  • Delivered an additional $27 million for the Community Broadcasting Program, and completed the community broadcasting sector sustainability review. This will allow the sector to stabilise and modernise its operations. 
  • Continued support for large-scale screen productions filming in Australia by increasing the Location Offset from 16.5 to 30 per cent. For more information, visit the Tax rebates for film and television producers website.
  • Protected the live performance industry from ticket scalpers by working closely with the Consumer and Fair Trading Division of Australian Competition & Consumer Commission for ongoing monitoring of compliance with the Competition and Consumer (Australian Consumer Law – Electronic Ticket Resale Service) Information Standard 2022.
  • Provided greater funding certainty and independence for Australia's national broadcasters by moving the ABC and SBS to 5-year funding terms. The national broadcasters will receive $7.8 billion in funding over 5 years from 1 July 2023, including additional funding for the ABC to address a previous pause on funding indexation. This funding stability for the national broadcasters underpins the delivery of quality content and services that inform, entertain and educate millions of Australians, including children, regional audiences and diverse multicultural communities.
  • Delivered improvements to the National Broadband Network and regional connectivity through NBN Co undertaking a program of upgrades to its fixed-line and fixed wireless networks, with satellite services also benefiting from the fixed wireless upgrade. This work supports enhanced digital inclusion, and social and economic opportunities for all Australians.
  • Released the Indo-Pacific Broadcasting Strategy on 13 July 2024. The Strategy builds on Australia's proud history of media engagement across the Indo-Pacific. Activities under the strategy will foster a vibrant and independent media sector, present an accurate understanding of modern, multicultural Australia, and support deeper people-to-people engagement.
  • Included Australian Arts in the Asia Pacific Awards (formerly the Asia and the Pacific Arts Awards) celebrating Australia's rich cultural exchange and creative connections in the Asia Pacific region through arts and culture.
  • Engaged in arts collaboration, exchange and cultural diplomacy by continuing to leverage Australia's diplomatic network to develop appropriate international collaborative activities and identify opportunities that will deliver strong cultural diplomacy outcomes for Australia.
  • Appointed Mr Justin Mohamed as Australia's inaugural Ambassador for First Nations People and established the Office for First Nations International Engagement. Ambassador Mohamed and the Office are working in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, advocates and leaders to embed First Nations voices, perspectives and experiences into Australia's foreign policy, and help grow First Nations' trade and investment.
  • Awarded the Alannah and Madeline Foundation $6 million to deliver digital and media literacy programs in schools. The programs will empower Australian children and young people to become critical, responsive and active citizens online.
  • Continues to support activities and programs that support live performance, festivals and touring, including in regional areas. For more information visit:
  • Provided $12 million over 4 years to increase investment to support digital games developers and small and medium independent games studios through Screen Australia. Funding opportunities will be announced by Screen Australia.
  • Created new opportunities for Australian artists and developers through growing Australia's games industry. Legislation to affect the Digital Games Tax Offset passed through both Houses of Parliament on 21 June 2023. Members were appointed to the Digital Games Tax Offset Advisory Board on 12 September 2023. The Digital Games Tax Offset is live and accepting applications. For more information, visit the Digital games website.
  • Supported digital and international market development for Australian artists by increasing funding for Sounds Australia to build on the growth achieved to date and to expand into new markets. Funding is being provided through Creative Australia.
  • Continued the use of Australia's Nation Brand to share uniquely Australian stories, and demonstrate Australian capabilities through our First Nations cultures and storytelling. For more information, visit the Australia's Nation Brand website.
  • Undertook a range of actions, alongside state and territory governments and industry, including THRIVE 2030 strategy, the national strategy for the visitor economy. This includes actions to support artistic and cultural events and Tourism Australia's initiatives to incorporate cultural assets into destination marketing and campaigns. Tourism Australia's Discover Aboriginal Experiences marketing collective now supports over 160 quality, authentic Aboriginal guided tourism experiences. The brand strategy and new website launched in early 2023. Further, all Tourism Ministers agreed and recently launched a Sustainable Tourism Framework that includes culture as a key pillar with a Sustainability Toolkit for tourism operators supporting businesses to engage with and incorporate Aboriginal and other cultures into their products.
  • Continued supporting and promoting the government's trade diversification agenda through Austrade to strengthen and expand trade networks, growing markets for cultural and creative exports. For example: