Catryna Bilyk (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

At the request of Senators Brown and Bushby and the Leader of the Australian Greens, Senator Milne, I move:

That the Senate—

(a) records its disappointment at the decision by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) to close the Tasmanian television production unit;

(b) notes the ABC's obligations to capture cultural diversity and local programming;

(c) calls on ABC Managing Director, Mr Mark Scott, to reverse his decision and reinstate the Tasmanian television production unit;

(d) expresses its disappointment at the loss of 17 highly skilled jobs in the Tasmanian television production unit; and

(e) records its concern with the continuing centralisation of ABC production in Melbourne and Sydney.

Question agreed to.

Mr Deputy President, I seek leave to make a short statement.