Federal government expands asset write-off scheme
The federal government has proposed an expansion of its ‘instant’ tax deduction threshold for small businesses, increasing the asset threshold from $20,000 to $30,000. The eligibility criteria will also be...
Government announces $6m funding for new Book Council of Australia, to come from Australia Council funding
The Federal Government will provide $6 million over three years to establish the new Book Council of Australia.The funding, which was announced in the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook on...
Authors denounce arts budget cuts in open letter to PM
Authors including Michelle de Kretser, Christos Tsiolkas and Anna Funder and other members of Australia’s literary community have written an open letter to the prime minister denouncing cuts to the...
Govt to consolidate back-office functions of NLA and other collecting organisations
The Federal Government has outlined its plans to consolidate the back-office functions of Canberra-based collecting organisations including the National Library of Australia (NLA) in the 2014-15 Budget. In a section...
Get Reading! defunded
The Federal Government has announced its decision to cease funding of the Get Reading! program in the 2014-15 Budget. ‘The Government will achieve savings of $6.4 million over four years...
New funding for SLNSW in 2013-14 Budget
The State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW) will receive approximately $3 million in new funding as part of the NSW Government’s 2013-14 Budget. A spokesperson for the NSW Government...
In brief
ALIA releases draft principles on ebook lending The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has released a set of draft principles on ebook lending in Australian libraries, which will guide...
Federal Government outlines Creative Australia funding in budget
The Federal Government has outlined its funding plans for Creative Australia, its recently released national cultural policy, in the 2013-14 Commonwealth Budget. As previously reported by Books+Publishing, the policy includes...
More Queensland government libraries to close
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has received confirmation that two more Queensland Government libraries will be closed and the staff numbers at other government libraries reduced as a result...
SLQ budget increased amid concerns for QLD government department libraries
The overall budget for the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) has been increased in the state’s 2012-2013 budget, the first budget to be delivered by the Campbell Newman government. A...
Budget delivers small business tax relief, funds for small business commissioner; Indigenous literacy and numeracy funding redirected
Small businesses that are currently making losses will be able to claim losses against previously taxed income from next year as a result of the Federal Government’s tax loss carry-back...
NLA, collecting institutions receive funding boost in federal budget
The government has increased its funding to the National Library of Australia (NLA) in the federal budget announced last night. The NLA will receive an additional $700,000 in funding for...
Get Reading! funding to be cut by $1.6 million over four years
Funding for the Get Reading! initiative will be cut by $1.6 million over four years.The funding cut, outlined in the federal government's budget papers, means the Get Reading! campaign will receive...
Budget 2009: ABA, APA welcome extended Books Alive funding
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) and Australian Publishers Association (APA) have both welcomed the extension of funding for the Books Alive campaign, included in last night's federal budget. ‘The Books...
Budget 08: ABA, ASA response
The 2008 federal budget contained no ‘significant new measures' that would affect booksellers, according to the new CEO of the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Malcolm Neil Neil told WBN that...
Budget 07-08: what’s in it for the book industry?
Like many other industries the Australian book trade will be awaiting with interest next week's announcement of the federal 2007-08 budget. While an early announcement by former minister for the...