Screen Forever 2016: ABC TV confronts internal culture and political issues

Ready to take a stand on quotas, terms of trade, budgets and diversity, ABC TV finds hope in chaotic times.
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 Image: ABC Open and young people at the Barramundi Concert in ​Kununurra.

In 2016 at Screen Forever, the annual producers’ conference, Richard Finlayson’s public remarks took a darker turn. Times are tough in traditional TV, rage is resurgent in politics, diversity has become an urgent issue, and the government could open the pandora’s box of deregulation.

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.