Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Connect Australia — Backing Indigenous Ability
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts | - | 23.0 | 23.7 | 23.5 |
The Government will provide $89.9 million over four years (including $19.7 million in 2009-10) to improve access to communications services for remote Indigenous communities. This measure involves $48.5 million for the provision of an Indigenous television service, $11.9 million for the provision of community phones, $10.4 million for the provision of internet access, $9.5 million for the provision of community support and $3.3 million to replace ageing radio infrastructure.
Further information can be found in the press release of 17 August 2005 issued by the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.
Connect Australia — Broadband Connect
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts | 147.4 | 236.3 | 244.1 | 249.6 |
| Related capital ($m) | ||||
| Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts | 0.6 | - | - | - |
The Government will provide $878.0 million over four years for Broadband Connect, an enhancement of the existing Higher Bandwidth Incentive Scheme (HiBIS). This funding will subsidise the cost of providing access to broadband for customers in regional Australia. The funding will help to promote competition among broadband service providers by stimulating demand for broadband services in regional Australia. These services will be delivered on a competitive and technologically neutral basis, and may include wireless, satellite, fibre and high speed copper broadband infrastructure solutions.
Further information can be found in the press release of 17 August 2005 issued by the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.
Connect Australia — Clever Networks
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts | - | 22.8 | 36.0 | 38.5 |
The Government will provide $113.4 million over four years from 2006-07 (including $16.2 million in 2009-10) to improve access to infrastructure and broadband for health, education and government services in rural and regional areas.
Further information can be found in the press release of 17 August 2005 issued by the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.
Connect Australia — consumer information campaign
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts | - | 4.1 | 1.8 | - |
The Government will provide $5.9 million over two years, 2006-07 and 2007-08, to raise awareness among regional, rural and remote consumers of their telecommunication rights and legislated safeguards and ways to access them.
Further information can be found in the press release of 17 August 2005 issued by the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.
Connect Australia — consumer safeguards
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Communications and Media Authority | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts | - | 0.4 | 0.4 | - |
| Total | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| Related capital ($m) | ||||
| Australian Communications and Media Authority | 0.4 | 0.5 | - | - |
| Related revenue ($m) | ||||
| Australian Communications and Media Authority | - | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
The Government will provide $7.0 million over four years, followed by $1.6 million per year ongoing funding, to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to strengthen consumer safeguards, support Telstra’s local presence plan and undertake regular reviews of regional telecommunications. Funding of $0.9 million will also be provided for related capital purchases of information technology equipment. This will be offset by an increase in the annual carrier licence charge collected by ACMA of $6.0 million over four years followed by $1.8 million in 2009-10 and $1.6 million per year thereafter. This revenue is collected in arrears.
The Government will also provide $0.4 million in each of 2006-07 and 2007-08 to the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts for its role in strengthening consumer safeguards.
Further information can be found in the press release of 17 August 2005 issued by the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.
Connect Australia — Mobile Connect
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts | 4.8 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 5.9 |
The Government will provide $29.5 million over four years to extend terrestrial mobile coverage and continue satellite handset subsidies for more remote areas of Australia.
Further information can be found in the press release of 17 August 2005 issued by the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.
Higher Bandwidth Incentive Scheme (HiBIS) — additional funding
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts | 50.0 | - | - | - |
The Government will provide an additional $50.0 million in 2005-06 to extend the Higher Bandwidth Incentive Scheme (HiBIS). HiBIS provides incentive payments to Internet service providers for each eligible broadband service connected. Additional funding for the programme will enable the Government to meet strong increases in demand and provide certainty to HiBIS providers.
Further information can be found in the press release of 7 July 2005 issued by the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.
Jewish Museum of Australia — contribution
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
The Government will provide $480,000 over two years towards the renovation and refurbishment of the Jewish Museum of Australia in St Kilda, Victoria.
The Jewish Museum of Australia is a community museum, which aims to explore and share the Jewish experience in Australia and benefit Australia’s diverse society.
Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games — additional contribution
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts | 10.0 | - | - | - |
The Government will contribute up to an additional $10.0 million to enhance and extend the scope of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.
This funding is subject to the successful conclusion of the funding agreement between the Australian and Victorian governments. These funds are in addition to the package of $275.5 million of assistance provided by the Australian Government to contribute to the staging of the Games, which are to be held in March 2006.
Sports anti-doping framework — enhancement
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
The Government will provide $5.9 million over four years to investigate and prosecute violations of the World Anti-Doping Code.
The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority, a new statutory authority, will also assume the existing drug testing, education, advocacy and other functions of the Australian Sports Drug Agency.
Further information can be found in the press release of 23 June 2005 issued by the Minister for the Arts and Sport.
Telecommunications competition including operational separation of Telstra
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Competition and Consumer Commission | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Total | 4.6 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| Related capital ($m) | ||||
| Australian Competition and Consumer Commission | 1.0 | - | - | - |
| Related revenue ($m) | ||||
| Australian Communications and Media Authority | - | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.9 |
The Government will provide $29.3 million over six years from 2005-06 (including $4.7 million in 2009-10 and $4.7 million in 2010-11) for the implementation and management of operational separation within Telstra.
The measure includes $3.8 million (including $0.7 million in 2009-10 and $0.6 million in 2010-11) for the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts to implement, in conjunction with Telstra and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), tan operational separation framework within Telstra.
This measure also includes $25.5 million (including $4.0 million in 2009-10 and $4.1 million in 2010-11) to enable the ACCC to establish, monitor and enforce the operational separation framework within Telstra. This also includes $1.0 million in capital funding for the purchase of office related equipment and fit-out.
Funding provided to the ACCC will be offset by an increase in the annual carrier licence charge of $26.3 million over six years from 2006-07 (including $4.0 million in 2009-10, $4.1 million in 2010-11 and $4.2 million in 2011-12) collected by the Australian Communications and Media Authority. This revenue is collected in arrears.
Further information can be found in the press release of 17 August 2005, issued by the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.