Australian Government to Give $50 Million to Support Regional Media

Australian Government to Give $50 Million to Support Regional Media
Fairfax Media and the Herald and Weekly Times newspapers are seen on display at Australian newsagents on March 27, 2019. Scott Barbour/Getty Images
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The federal government announced on June 29 it would be putting $50 million dollars into regional media services in the 2020-2021 financial year.

In a press release, the Morrison government said that 107 regional publishers and broadcasters were successful in applying to the Public Interest News Gathering (PING) program with each receiving a share of $50 million.

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Victoria Kelly-Clark is an Australian based reporter who focuses on national politics and the geopolitical environment in the Asia-pacific region, the Middle East and Central Asia.
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