We've tackled a few of the big issues to give you the facts, straight up. Tourism 2020 focuses on improving the industry’s performance and competitiveness by pursuing new opportunities for growth and addressing supply-side factors. Too often, media does a poor job of covering race issues. Our institutions fail to make the most of the talents within our society. Insights. Google Plus recently had a security issue where user data was exposed and the incident was kept quiet for several month. Sunrise host Samantha Armytage (centre) and Prue MacSween are facing a lawsuit over a segment on Indigenous adoption.Credit:Seven. Now, for the first time, we have the numbers that show us just how representative – or rather, unrepresentative – the state of play is. Deadly wildfires including those affecting Australia, hurricanes, extreme weather events, and climate-influenced migration and hunger in many parts of the world are now regular occurrences. In 2020, the Australian Competition and Consumer Authority floated a proposal to subject Netflix to local content requirements. The “State of the Media” survey gives you a chance to have a say and help prioritise issues such as: Start having your say on the issues facing the media industry here. The Black Lives Matter movement has inspired Australians to examine issues of race in our own country. Australia’s decision to treat the news media bargaining code as a competition policy issue was one of the key drivers in getting the legislation … Anglo-Celtic and European backgrounds dominate the leadership ranks of politics, business, the public service and our universities. Ageing. Diversity is often embraced only in name, and not in norms. Refugee crisis. The first two months of 2020 saw the outbreak of COVID-19 virus in China, a clash between the US and Iran in the Persian Gulf, and further devastating bushfires and floods in Australia. Latest news and analysis on Australian media. All rights reserved. The Tourism 2020 goal is to achieve more than $115 billion in overnight spend by 2020 (up from $70 billion in 2009). © 2021 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. It has been nearly five decades since an official multiculturalism was adopted in Australia. While about 18 per cent have a European background, only 6 per cent of those on screen have an Indigenous or non-European background. Browse all issues of Media International Australia. Indeed, our entire ecosystem is at risk: 1 million animal and plant species may be extinct within years, the largest-scale ecological loss human… Who is behind the Sydney-based streaming service shaking up the Australian sports broadcast industry? COVID-19 cut through most companies’ best laid plans, forcing leaders across the mining sector to refine their strategic objectives, recommit to their stakeholders, and reset their priorities. Media elsewhere seem to get it. The Definitive Guide for Australia’s Experience Makers. In our report, Who Gets to Tell Australian Stories?, we gathered data to provide the first comprehensive picture of who tells and produces stories in Australian television news and current affairs. For the past 10 years, the ABC's Insiders program had no journalist who was a person of colour on its panel – something it has only rectified last month. Overgrazing is one of the main pressures on biodiversity in Australia. Access to society journal content varies across our titles. ... 2020 Updated July 4, ... Australian media would surely be far better for it … Home. It particularly matters for our television media: the medium shows us who we are as a people and as a culture. Gain a deeper understanding of the current state of the events industry. Grazing and various agricultural improvement strategies have modified vast areas of grasslands and open grassy woodlands. As Australia’s business leaders contemplate a new decade, digital transformation remains their very top concern. Sunrise host Samantha Armytage (centre) and Prue MacSween are facing a lawsuit over a segment on Indigenous adoption. ›. In an On-brand Move, China Issues Diktat to Australia. For change to happen here, Australian media organisations will need to take similar steps. 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The ALRC is currently investigating: 11.09.2020. Indeed, Australian media lags significantly behind English-speaking counterparts. By the same logic, networks should understand it's a problem, in a multicultural society, when there's little or no diversity within its news and current affairs. If there's a glass ceiling that many women in work hit, then those from minority backgrounds hit a cultural one. It'd be unthinkable for any television network to have a football commentary team on air, where not a single commentator would have experience playing the sport. They've also been bolder at setting targets for minority talent. How Guardian Australia’s Mike Bowers saw a tumultuous two-week sitting of parliament, Independent publishers Schwartz Media, Private Media and Solstice Media sign deals with the tech giant, Michelle Telfer says the Australian newspaper published disinformation that created ‘fear and anxiety’ and ‘attempted to destroy my professional reputation’. Of those remaining offshore, all are adults and most have been there since 2013. The current global issues are seen from two different angles: human and planetary security. Your support powers our independent journalism, Available for everyone, funded by readers, Latest news and analysis on Australian media, Sky News Australia goes viral overseas. The challenge calls for skilled experts. Even our public broadcasters have their blind spots. It's easy to feel overwhelmed, disconnected and confused about what's what. › The big issues facing Australia's business leaders in 2020. Yet that has had limited visible impact on our media. In their frequency of appearance on screen, we found that more than 75 per cent of presenters, commentators and reporters have an Anglo-Celtic background. 1614308400 By Stephen Samuelson Volume 24, 2021 Vol 23, 2020 Vol 22, 2019 Vol 21, 2018 Vol 20, 2017 Vol 19, 2016 Vol 18, 2015 Vol 17, 2014 Vol 16, 2013 Vol 15, 2012 Vol 14, 2011 Vol 13, 2010 Vol 12, 2009 Vol 11, 2008 Vol 10, 2007 Vol 9, 2006 Vol 8, 2005 Vol 7, 2004 Vol 6, 2003 Vol 5, 2002 Vol 4, 2001 Vol 3, 2000 Vol 2, 1999 Vol 1, 1998. However, this proposal was ultimately rejected by the government. ABC-TV's Insiders has only recently begun bringing racial diversity to its panel.Credit:Meredith O'Shea. Ice caps are melting, sea levels are rising, and the very survival of island nations is being threatened. As COVID-19 has spread, business disruption and financial market dislocation have followed contagion, prompting a rash of economic forecast downgrades. Stan report initiated by Media Diversity Australia. Worse, commercial breakfast television currently seems to thrive on stoking prejudice. The common theme across all the articles is the importance of data, and of building the evidence base for achieving long-term, sustainable improvements in heath and health care for all Australians. Few would argue that Australian media does well at representing cultural diversity. This report cuts through the noise, uncovering the real issues on CEOs’ minds. Over-The-Top Advertising. What we look like on screen can seem decades behind the United States and the United Kingdom. News and current affairs media have a special role in identifying and telling stories about issues of importance to all Australians. Representation, though, matters. List of Current Social Issues. While they are themselves far from perfect, US and British media organisations have better collection and monitoring of data on their diversity. Five things you need to know about Australians’ environmental concerns in January 2020. Plus: Nine greenlights Melissa Caddick drama two days after her remains found, Boss of Stan streaming service will take over from outgoing CEO Hugh Marks in April. Australia's welfare 2019 Australia’s welfare 2019 is the 14th biennial welfare report of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Within our sample, none of the commercial networks had more than 5 per cent of presenters, commentators and reporters who have a non-European background. But more than that, there needs to be a cultural change in mindset. The big issues. Talk about diversity and race will always spark debate. Become an Expert in Cybersecurity. Which Australian player from the 2000s scored one century in both Test and ODI cricket and who was the AFL’s Rising Star winner in 2020? The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) undertakes research, and provides recommendations to reform the law, on topics selected by the Attorney-General of Australia. News and current affairs media have a special role in identifying and telling stories about issues of importance to all Australians. 22 January 2020. Sections. Here's why I didn't report them, Facebook friends, vaccine hiccups and a defection: the fortnight that was in Canberra – in pictures, Facebook returns news to Australian feeds as company seals further deals with media outlets, Chinese Australian fashion influencer Margaret Zhang appointed editor-in-chief of Vogue China, Australian politics live with Amy Remeikis, AFP warns about delays in reporting alleged criminal conduct – as it happened, Doctor denounces News Corp’s ‘inaccurate’ coverage of Melbourne gender clinic, inquiry hears, Australia’s move to tame Facebook and Google is just the start of a global battle, Facebook over-enforced Australia news ban, admits Nick Clegg. Compare this with the Australian general population. The Australian economy grew by 1.9 per cent in 2018/19 and current annual economic growth stands at 1.4 per cent. Research has found that Australian film and television made up less than 2% of Netflix's Australian catalogue in 2018.