Directors to Dutton: stop stealing our jobs!

The Australian Directors' Guild calls out Peter Dutton for rubber-stamping visas which cut into valuable local jobs.
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The ADG makes a splash about a long running insult. Image: milk commercial by Amy Gebhardt for Exit Films. 

Peter Dutton, known as either a defender of our national liberties or a face-sucking monster, is the Minister for Home Affairs, Immigration and Border Protection.

Along with his headline tasks of incarcerating without trial, destroying families and defying the United Nations, his department is responsible for considering applications to work in Australia. In one tiny corner of that is the requirement to deal with Australian production companies who apply to bring foreign directors in to work on television commercials. 

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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.