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Consultation Paper—News Media Assistance Program—December 2023

The Government committed to develop the News Media Assistance Program (News MAP), to secure that evidence base needed to inform news and media policy interventions and formulate measures to support public interest journalism and media diversity.

Checklist for a Model Report application

Use this checklist to ensure you have all the required information for a Model Report approval application.

Guide to applying for a Model Report approval—Appendix 2—Expectations for the conditions applied to an approval

Appendix 2 lists the conditions included in a Model Report approval and gives a short description of what an approval holder is expected to do to comply with each condition.

Guide to applying for a Model Report approval—Appendix 1—Information required in an application

Appendix 1 lists the broad questions asked in a Model Report approval application and outlines the information you need to provide or have in place to answer each question.

BCARR City Rings Classification

This fact sheet provides a guide to the purpose and use of the BCARR City Rings Classification. The rings statistical geography breaks Australia’s five largest capital cities into three concentric zones and can be used to analyse patterns in population, jobs, connectivity and access to services.

Media Release—Grant opportunity to support First Nations visual arts

Applications are now open for funding under the latest open competitive round of the Australian Government’s Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support (IVAIS) program.