Government’s $5m regional publishers grant labelled ‘wholly inadequate’ by industry union
The announcement that the Morrison Government would bring forward the release of $5m funding for regional and small publishers has been slammed by the industry’s union as ‘wholly inadequate’.
The $5m is part of a $48m Innovation Fund, announced in 2018, to support public interest journalism.
The Government’s funding for regional journalism hasn’t been well received by the industry
