| ID | 191829 |
| Title Proper | Transmission interrupted |
| Other Title Information | Australia’s international television broadcasting |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Tiffen, Rodney |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Australia’s efforts to pursue public diplomacy through a government-funded international television service have been sporadic and ineffectual. The reasons for failure lie in the way such efforts have been pawns in other political conflicts and relationships – conflicts between Coalition governments and the ABC; conflicts between Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard that dominated the Labor government from 2010 onwards; and the wish of key players in both major parties to please Rupert Murdoch and News Corp. The Abbott Government’s 2014 axing of the ten-year contract with Australian Television slashed Australia’s international broadcasting capacity. Domestic agendas have repeatedly trumped what should be a tool of international policy. |
| `In' analytical Note | Australian Journal of International Affairs Vol. 77, No.1; Feb 2023: p.85-106 |
| Journal Source | Australian Journal of International Affairs Vol: 77 No 1 |
| Key Words | Australia ; International broadcasting ; ABC ; Radio Australia ; Australia Television |