Government launches Indigenous work program for screen and print
Jessica Mauboy, Simon Crean, Deborah Mailman, Julie Collins, Wayne Blair
Indigenous Australians looking to enter the screen and print sector have had their opportunities bolstered with a new work and training program.
Launched by arts minister Simon Crean and Indigenous employment and economic development minister Julie Collins, the work and training program aims to create 40 new jobs across newspapers, new media, film and television.
Crean said: “The new employment program will help train and guide a new generation of Indigenous media professionals, whether they are on screen or in the media.”
This is an important initiative flowing from the 2010/11 Review of Indigenous broadcasting and follows an agreement whereby SBS will provide national free-to-air broadcasts of the National Indigenous Television channel (NITV) starting later this year.