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ENVIRONMENT, RECREATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 15/11/1995 : DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS : Program 4--Communications, Infrastructure and Services : Subprogram 4.4--Australian Telecommunications Authority : [Senate Estimates]

CHAIR --We have timetables for tonight which we are trying to stick to but we do not have to take all the time that has been allocated for a particular agency. I trust we can complete the business before 11 o'clock tonight. Senator TIERNEY --I have heard of the Austel quarterly report which cites

Date: 15/11/1995 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomw951115a_ser.out/0006 - Source: SENATE

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ENVIRONMENT, RECREATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 15/11/1995 : DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS : Program 2--Arts and Heritage Services : Subprogram 2.1--Australia Council : [Senate Estimates]

Senator ALSTON --I have some questions on behalf of Senator Calvert for the Australia Council. CHAIR --There are some further questions from Senator Harradine relating to special broadcasting service of the ABA. Is it the wish of the committee that Senator Calvert's and Senator Harradine's questions be incorporated in Hansard ? There being no

Date: 15/11/1995 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomw951115a_ser.out/0009 - Source: SENATE

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ENVIRONMENT, RECREATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 15/11/1995 : DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS : Program 2--Arts and Heritage Services : Subprogram 2.5--National Library of Australia : [Senate Estimates]

Senator MICHAEL BAUME --How is the National Portrait Gallery going at the Old Parliament House? Is that attracting reasonable visitor numbers? Mr Horton --It certainly is; it is going very well and we are very pleased with the numbers. We are looking forward with considerable interest to the next exhibition, which will be

Date: 15/11/1995 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomw951115a_ser.out/0013 - Source: SENATE

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ENVIRONMENT, RECREATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 15/11/1995 : DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS : Program 2--Arts and Heritage Services : Subprogram 2.6--National Museum of Australia : [Senate Estimates]

Senator ALSTON --Ms Santamaria, could you inform me as to the membership and origins of the Acton Advisory Committee? Is there any body by any other name, formal or informal, of which you are the secretary and Pat Dodson is the chair? Ms Santamaria --There is certainly a proposal for such a body,

Date: 15/11/1995 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomw951115a_ser.out/0015 - Source: SENATE

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ENVIRONMENT, RECREATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 15/11/1995 : DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS : Program 2--Arts and Heritage Services : Subprogram 2.4--National Gallery of Australia : [Senate Estimates]

CHAIR --We have about 15 minutes for this subprogram tonight. If we keep our questions and answers short we might be able to get through them. Senator ALSTON --When was the minister advised that there was an absence of suitable candidates for the position of gallery director? Mr Stevens --He was not advised.

Date: 15/11/1995 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomw951115a_ser.out/0019 - Source: SENATE

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ENVIRONMENT, RECREATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 27/06/1995 : DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS : [Senate Estimates]

CHAIR --I declare open this public hearing of the Senate Environment, Recreation, Communications and the Arts Legislation Committee. At its last hearing on 23 June 1995, the committee resolved that some subprograms of the communications and the arts portfolio would be recalled at a later date after senators had had an opportunity to consider

Date: 27/06/1995 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomw950627a_ser.out/0003 - Source: SENATE

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ENVIRONMENT, RECREATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 27/06/1995 : DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS : Program 4--Communications infrastructure and services : Subprogram 4.2--Telstra Corporation Limited : [Senate Estimates]

Senator CALVERT --The reason we are here is that the answers to the questions I put on notice in the previous hearing were not supplied to me until about 8.45 a.m., after we started at 8.30 a.m. Whose fault that was I do not know but I suppose at the end of the

Date: 27/06/1995 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomw950627a_ser.out/0006 - Source: SENATE

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ENVIRONMENT, RECREATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 27/06/1995 : DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS : Program 3--Broadcasting, film and multimedia services : Subprogram 3.1--Australian Broadcasting Corporation : [Senate Estimates]

CHAIR --Senator Tierney, I understand you have some questions. Do they relate to answers from the last hearing? Senator TIERNEY --Yes, they do-- Hansard , page 221. CHAIR --That is terrific, Senator. Senator TIERNEY --I thought you would be pleased. CHAIR --Could we have the questions please. Senator TIERNEY --I hope

Date: 27/06/1995 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomw950627a_ser.out/0009 - Source: SENATE

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ENVIRONMENT, RECREATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 23/06/1995 : DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS : [Senate Estimates]

CHAIR --I declare open this public hearing of the Environment, Recreation, Communications and the Arts Legislation Committee. This hearing is supplementary to the committee's hearings held earlier this month in which it considered the proposed expenditure for 1995-96 as referred to it by the Senate. The committee has before it a list of matters

Date: 23/06/1995 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomw950623a_ser.out/0003 - Source: SENATE

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ENVIRONMENT, RECREATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 23/06/1995 : DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS : Program 4--Communications infrastructure and services : Subprogram 4.2--Telstra Corporation Limited : [Senate Estimates]

Senator KEMP --Officers will be aware that I have taken an interest in recent years in the operation of the split headquarters of Telstra, between Melbourne and Sydney. I have received data on that and information on staffing arrangements. The information which has been provided to me by Telstra relates to the six major

Date: 23/06/1995 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomw950623a_ser.out/0006 - Source: SENATE

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ENVIRONMENT, RECREATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 23/06/1995 : DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS : Program 1--Department of Communications and the Arts : Subprogram 1.2--Cultural development assistance : [Senate Estimates]

Senator MICHAEL BAUME --I asked some questions last time about the Flying Fruit Fly Circus. I got some responses which do not appear to fit the facts, as I understand them, at least according to some correspondence I have had from the Flying Fruit Fly people. The correspondence says: I think the Fruit Fly's

Date: 23/06/1995 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomw950623a_ser.out/0033 - Source: SENATE

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ENVIRONMENT, RECREATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 23/06/1995 : DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS : Program 3--Broadcasting, film and multimedia services : Subprogram 3.1--Australian Broadcasting Corporation : [Senate Estimates]

Senator TIERNEY --My questions relate to some of the financial fallout that we were discussing in the last round in the post-David Hill era. I refer to the cumulative losses by ATV of $8 million. Could you explain how these are going to be funded and what is the implication for the rest of

Date: 23/06/1995 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomw950623a_ser.out/0041 - Source: SENATE

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ENVIRONMENT, RECREATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 05/06/1995 : DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS : Program 3--Broadcasting, film and multimedia services : Subprogram 3.1--Australian Broadcasting Corporation : [Senate Estimates]

Senator REYNOLDS --I have a few questions following on from a number I put on notice on Friday relating to equal employment opportunity, particularly relating to women. Would you say that a different image is required by female on-air reporters and presenters than by men? Does the ABC have a policy that there is

Date: 05/06/1995 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomw950605a_ser.out/0006 - Source: SENATE

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ENVIRONMENT, RECREATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 02/06/1995 : DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS : Program 3--Broadcasting, film and multimedia services : Subprogram 3.1--Australian Broadcasting Corporation : [Senate Estimates]

CHAIR --I call the committee to order. It is our intention to adjourn at 5.25 p.m. tonight. We cannot go any longer than that, so hopefully we can keep our questions and answers concise. Senator Reynolds, you can start off. Senator REYNOLDS --Mr Johns, I am very impressed with many aspects of your annual

Date: 02/06/1995 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomw950602a_ser.out/0031 - Source: SENATE

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ENVIRONMENT, RECREATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 02/06/1995 : DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS : Program 4--Communications infrastructure and services : Subprogram 4.2--Telstra Corporation Ltd : [Senate Estimates]

Senator TIERNEY --In view of the time I will keep this brief and put a fair few of my questions on notice. I refer to section 228 of the Telecommunications Act 1991. It says that all Australians are entitled to have reasonable access to standard telephone and pay phones. What is Telstra doing to

Date: 02/06/1995 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/ecomw950602a_ser.out/0034 - Source: SENATE

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