According to the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia, 37 community digital radio services are facing closure altogether from 1 July 2016. Labor knows these services are a valued part of Australian culture, and we will restore funding to ensure continued delivery of community digital radio services in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide. This $5.6 million commitment over four years – $1.4 million per annum – will assist with digital platform and infrastructure costs including data connectivity, linking, multiplexing and transmission.
sceptical towards state expenditure on education, for example in favour of study fees or private schools