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Indo-Pacific Broadcasting Strategy released

Australia is expanding its media engagement and support in the Pacific, Southeast Asia and South Asia through the Indo-Pacific Broadcasting Strategy.

The Strategy will:

  • support the creation and sharing of compelling Australian content which engages audiences in the Pacific, Southeast Asia, and South Asia,
  • enhance access to trusted news and current affairs,
  • deepen understanding of modern, multicultural Australia, and 
  • elevate regional voices and support deeper people-to-people ties.

Reflecting the varied media sectors and Australia’s diverse relationships across the region, the Strategy takes a regional approach through partnerships and initiatives in the Pacific, Southeast Asia, and South Asia, reflecting the varied media sectors and Australia’s diverse relationships across the region.

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