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Public consultation paper—Review of options to support the independence of the national broadcasters

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The Australian Government has implemented 5-year funding terms for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), which commenced on 1 July 2023. As part of this decision, the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts (the department) is undertaking a review of options to support the independence of the national broadcasters (the review).

A consultation paper for the review, including the terms of reference, has been provided in this document.