The Morrison Government\u2019s changes to local content rules is a missed opportunity to support Australian stories and local jobs, the Greens say.
\nGreens Spokesperson for Communications, Media and Arts, Senator Sarah Hanson-Young said:
\n\u201cThe Government has failed to deliver real reform today and has let the global steaming giants off the hook. This is a decision that if not corrected will cost local jobs and undermine Australia\u2019s creative and cultural heritage.
\n\u201cThe Government\u2019s reforms to local content quotas must result in more quality Australian stories on our screens, not less. This will only happen if the global streaming giants are regulated properly.
\n\u201cWithout legal requirements on the global giants, our screens and children\u2019s devices will become even more clogged with trashy, cheap shows from America. Our Aussie kids deserve better than this.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s time to ensure the big streaming giants like Netflix, Disney and Amazon who are flooding the domestic market contribute to Australia\u2019s local screen industry, jobs and telling local stories.
\n\u201cLocal stories are important for helping us understand who we are as Australians, what values we share, our cultural heritage and where we see ourselves in the rest of the world.
\n\u201cFor our kids, locally made shows are important for them to see their own worlds reflected back at them, not just cartoon characters eating chilli dogs and speaking in American accents.
\n\u201cFrom Bananas in Pyjamas to the legendary Round the Twist, high quality Australian made children\u2019s television has always played an important role in shaping young hearts and minds in this country.
\n\u201cThe Greens will fight for local content requirements on streaming services to be legislated.
\n\u201cResearch shows two thirds of Australians support laws requiring streaming services like Netflix and Amazon to show and fund locally made shows and films – this was a no brainer and the Morrison Government has missed it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Morrison Government\u2019s changes to local content rules is a missed opportunity to support Australian stories and local jobs, the Greens say. Greens Spokesperson for Communications, Media and Arts, Senator Sarah Hanson-Young said: \u201cThe Government has failed to deliver real reform today and has let the global steaming giants off the hook. This is a … Continue reading “Streaming giants must be regulated to save Australian stories and local jobs, Greens say”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8490"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8490\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}