Overview
- The Albanese Government will introduce the bill this week after consultations and a missed July 2024 start linked to concerns over the Australia–US trade framework.
- Services expected to be covered include Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video, Apple TV+ and Stan, with Paramount+ in scope if it exceeds the subscriber threshold.
- Spending must back new Australian drama, children’s, documentary, arts and educational titles, aligning streamers with obligations long applied to free-to-air and pay TV.
- Screen Producers Australia and the Australian Writers’ Guild welcomed the move, while some advocates warned about potential loopholes and called for clear definitions and discoverability.
- Auditing rules, what counts as eligible spend, and commencement timing will be set through the parliamentary process, and major platforms had not issued formal responses at publication.