Diverse and regional communities will get the news that matters to them through a $67 million investment from the Albanese Government.
Now open for applications, the new Journalism Assistance Fund will support Australian news outlets to keep journalists employed and produce news that informs and educates.
More than $67 million will be delivered under the program, with successful applicants able to access up to $39,000 for each eligible full-time-equivalent journalist they employ over the three financial years to June 2028.
The new fund follows the successful $12 million News Media Relief Program which helped fund more than 1,000 journalists across hundreds of regional, suburban, First Nations and multicultural news outlets across the country.
This includes the Chinese Herald, that publishes the Queensland Chinese Times in Sunnybank, Brisbane, where the Minister for Communications made today's announcement - who received more than $78,000 to help keep seven journalists employed.
As part of the News Media Assistance Program, the Journalism Assistance Fund is delivering on the Albanese Government's commitment to promoting media diversity, public interest journalism and building a strong and sustainable news and media sector in Australia.
