Community
Tecoma tells McDonald’s to ‘BURGER OFF’
The community of Tecoma have upgraded their campaign today to stop the world’s biggest fast food giant, McDonald’s from opening......
Greens pledge funding boost for community media
The Greens have pledged to boost community media spending by $27 million per year in an election campaign promise. Senator......
Crowdfunding the future
Banks and venture-capitalists beware! Crowd-funding is here! People are increasingly posting their ideas on crowd-funding platforms in the hopes that......
Conroy commits to community radio – at last
The community radio sector finally got some good news today, when the federal government announced a backflip on their earlier......
Remote jobs push
Residents on Queensland’s Palm Island can expect a boost in local jobs. The Federal Government has awarded a grant to......
Budget 2013: No commitment to community radio
Community radio supporters around the country had their ears tuned to hear whether Communications Minister Stephen Conroy had decided to......
Community radio on the verge of shutting down digital broadcasts
Community radio stations are waiting with baited breath for next week’s budget to see if the government will reverse their......
Opposition gives guarantee remote services won’t be affected by cuts
The opposition says that the federal government has extended what was supposed to be temporary assistance to remote communities for......
Coalition says remote communities should fund own water, sewerage
Water and sewerage are usually local government responsibilities, but the federal government has just renewed 44 million dollars in assistance......
New TV channel for Indigenous communities
Remote Indigenous communities now have their own television channel on the VAST network. Indigenous Community Television, ICTV, aims to provide......