New rules for companies like Netflix, an injection in funding for the arts and a focus on workers’ rights form part of the federal government’s new arts policy.
The federal government will introduce draft laws to parliament later this year to establish Australian content quotas for video streaming services, due to take effect within 18 months.
“The arts cannot be left simply to those who can afford to do it,” Albanese said. “Arts jobs are real jobs.”
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