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Australian politicians cut film fund

 
Web Exclusive: Super-agency merges three entities -- Australia's Labor Government has announced funding for new federal super-agency Screen Australia of A$103 million ($97 million) -- $11 million less than the budgets of the three agencies it replaced -- for the year beginning July 1. (link)

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