Save Australian Stories
Save Australian Stories
The issue
Australian Film and TV is collapsing.
The Australian screen industry has shrunk by up to 60% since 2022, threatening 55,000 jobs across film, television, post-production and exhibition.
International streaming platforms have all but abandoned commissioning Australian stories because the Government doesn't require them to. If you look at the programs available right now, you will only find a few new local films or TV series.
International streaming services take $4 billion annually and together with other international online video platforms pull an additional $3.5 billion from Australian households. Yet they pay less than 1% tax, take advantage of our publicly funded NBN to deliver their services, and make minimal investment in Australian stories.
The Albanese Government promised streaming regulation and local content requirements at the 2019, 2022 and 2025 elections but still haven't delivered.
We are calling on Minister for the Arts Tony Burke, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, to deliver on their commitment and legislate that international streaming platforms invest in Australian stories by 30 June 2026.
We should celebrate our screen industry creating world-class film and TV to affirm our identity, not watch it collapse while streaming platforms take billions from our hard-earned cash. We’ll never create another Crocodile Dundee, Australia, Mad Max, The Castle, Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, The Sapphires, Neighbours and Bluey without investment. The films that would define the next generation of Australians will never be made.
In 2024 the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts recommended Australian content obligations for streaming services. The screen industry is pushing for the government to legislate streaming services to invest 20% of their Australian revenue into Australian stories, ensuring our stories get made and seen.
Australian stories aren't just entertainment. They create jobs, drive tourism, and show ourselves, and the world, who we are. When streaming giants take billions, pay next to no tax without investing back, we lose jobs, and the movies that define us.
Every signature matters. Every share counts. The time to act is now.
Together we can Save Australian Stories.
#makeitaustralian
*Please note that the donations below go to change.org. If you choose to make a donation via this page, it doesn't come to me or my office.
The issue
Australian Film and TV is collapsing.
The Australian screen industry has shrunk by up to 60% since 2022, threatening 55,000 jobs across film, television, post-production and exhibition.
International streaming platforms have all but abandoned commissioning Australian stories because the Government doesn't require them to. If you look at the programs available right now, you will only find a few new local films or TV series.
International streaming services take $4 billion annually and together with other international online video platforms pull an additional $3.5 billion from Australian households. Yet they pay less than 1% tax, take advantage of our publicly funded NBN to deliver their services, and make minimal investment in Australian stories.
The Albanese Government promised streaming regulation and local content requirements at the 2019, 2022 and 2025 elections but still haven't delivered.
We are calling on Minister for the Arts Tony Burke, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, to deliver on their commitment and legislate that international streaming platforms invest in Australian stories by 30 June 2026.
We should celebrate our screen industry creating world-class film and TV to affirm our identity, not watch it collapse while streaming platforms take billions from our hard-earned cash. We’ll never create another Crocodile Dundee, Australia, Mad Max, The Castle, Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, The Sapphires, Neighbours and Bluey without investment. The films that would define the next generation of Australians will never be made.
In 2024 the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts recommended Australian content obligations for streaming services. The screen industry is pushing for the government to legislate streaming services to invest 20% of their Australian revenue into Australian stories, ensuring our stories get made and seen.
Australian stories aren't just entertainment. They create jobs, drive tourism, and show ourselves, and the world, who we are. When streaming giants take billions, pay next to no tax without investing back, we lose jobs, and the movies that define us.
Every signature matters. Every share counts. The time to act is now.
Together we can Save Australian Stories.
#makeitaustralian
*Please note that the donations below go to change.org. If you choose to make a donation via this page, it doesn't come to me or my office.
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Petition created on 18 September 2025