1、1Australian Television Dramas Uncertain Future:How Cultural Policy is Failing Australians Produced by the Making Australian TV in the 21st Century Research TeamAustralian Television Dramas Uncertain Future:How Cultural Policy is Failing AustraliansMay 20242Australian Television Dramas Uncertain Futu

2、re:How Cultural Policy is Failing AustraliansExecutive Summary This report summarises the findings of our four-year study of Australias broadcasting and production sectors and the challenges internationalisation and digital technologies pose for national screen industries and Australian stories.We i

3、dentify a long period of policy making prioritising industry interests over those of the Australian community as a key threat to the creation of Australian drama that contributes to and strengthens Australian culture and identity.Digital technologies profoundly disrupted Australian television,requir

4、ing fit-for-purpose policy based on impartial sector expertise like never before.Instead,Australian cultural and economic policy objectives have been muddled and policy has consistently prioritised corporate interests.Levels of Australian television drama have declined profoundly in recent decades.T

5、he number of hours broadcast each year has fallen 55%from its peak in the early 2000s.The amount of drama broadcast each year has fallen by another 170 hours since we published the Australian Television Drama Index in 2021.At the same time hours of drama are falling,federal government spending on TV

6、 drama supports multiplies.Over the last five years,TV drama subsidies increased by an average of 19%each year,while the hours of locally produced drama on Australian television screens decreased by an average of 10%each year.The Australian dramas that remain on our screens are increasingly not stor