Senate debates
Monday, 16 March 2009
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
4:22 pm
Bob Brown (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
I move:
- That the Senate—
- (a)
- notes the vital role played by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in promoting high quality, innovative local content in broadcast media to the broad spectrum of Australians throughout the nation;
- (b)
- recognises the achievements of the ABC in developing new digital media services to better meet the needs of the Australian audience; and
- (c)
- calls on the Government to increase funding to the ABC in the next funding arrangement to ensure that the ABC continues to develop new and innovative products in a range of areas including local drama and innovative arts and youth content.
Question agreed to.