
Jul 29, 2026
✦SBS Australia
The $67 million journalism fund claim against Labor - and what the facts show
The $67.6 million Journalism Assistance Fund subsidises wages for over 2,000 journalists at 185 Australian media organisations. Launched last November, the program aims to support public-interest reporting. Communications Minister Anika Wells said, "This support is not conditional on what stories" are published, rejecting claims that the fund influences editorial independence.