Senator the Hon. George Brandis S.C.

Minister for the Arts and Sport

Here you can find media releases, speeches and publications issued by former Minister for the Arts and Sport, Senator Brandis.

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Ministerial media releases

• Title Date issued
• New cultural organisations listed on tax deductibility register 17 Oct 2007
• Appointments to Committee on Taxation Incentives for the Arts 16 Oct 2007
• Appointments to Australia Council boards 16 Oct 2007
• Extra Australian Government support for Sydney Dance Company 16 Oct 2007
• Announcement of successful ACT Regional Arts Fund applicants 15 Oct 2007
• Australian Government Congratulates Our Best Ever Special Olympics Team 14 Oct 2007
• $3 Million in Australian Government Support to The Big Issue Community Street Soccer Program 12 Oct 2007
• AIS Stars in Hall of Fame 12 Oct 2007
• Announcement of appointments to the Playing Australia Committee 12 Oct 2007
• Boost for water and snow safety 12 Oct 2007
• Circus arts training funding to be ongoing 12 Oct 2007
• Festivals Australia Committee Appointments 12 Oct 2007
• A better Shark Park thanks to Australian Government support 11 Oct 2007
• Festivals Australia - celebrating our community 10 Oct 2007
• A stronger commitment to Australian sport 10 Oct 2007
• New Budget processes enhance sports anti-doping efforts 10 Oct 2007
• Appointment to the National Gallery of Australia Council 08 Oct 2007
• Increased funding to flow to Australia’s opera and ballet orchestras 08 Oct 2007
• Funding upgrade for Australia’s major orchestras 08 Oct 2007
• Promoting Australia as an international film production location 08 Oct 2007
• Screen Australia will build Australia's film industry 08 Oct 2007
• Funding secured for the Gallery of Australian Democracy 08 Oct 2007
• Ongoing funding to support the publication of educational books 08 Oct 2007
• Ongoing funding recognises central role of National Museum 08 Oct 2007
• Ongoing funding for communities to preserve their heritage 08 Oct 2007
• Ongoing support for tours of major cultural exhibitions 08 Oct 2007
• The National Portrait Gallery secures ongoing support 08 Oct 2007
• Tough on drugs in sport - combating illicit drugs 06 Oct 2007
• Australia's Special Olympics team 04 Oct 2007
• Small to Medium arts companies funding announced 03 Oct 2007
• Australia Business Arts Foundation CEO 26 Sep 2007
• Casey Stoner - our latest world champion 26 Sep 2007
• Frank Hyde - the voice of Rugby League 25 Sep 2007
• Contemporary music to tour Australia wide 21 Sep 2007
• Film laws introduce new era for Australian film 20 Sep 2007
• Brandis denounces Labor’s interventionist plans for the arts 17 Sep 2007
• Australia Council appointments and reappointments 12 Sep 2007
• Australian soccer to 'kick on' with Australian Government funding 11 Sep 2007
• Reappointment to the Council of the National Gallery of Australia 11 Sep 2007
• Consultation on Australian Government legislation to create a new screen agency - Screen Australia 07 Sep 2007
• Playing Australia - $3.25 million funding round announced 07 Sep 2007
• Australia - Singapore screen co-production agreement signed 07 Sep 2007
• Luciano Pavarotti 06 Sep 2007
• More Australian women take up the challenge of sports leadership 06 Sep 2007
• Alisa Camplin appointed to Australian Sports Foundation 06 Sep 2007
• Appointment to National Archives of Australia Advisory Council 06 Sep 2007
• Lundy Soft and Contradictory on Drugs in Sport 05 Sep 2007
• ASADA commissioned to develop options paper 03 Sep 2007
• Jana Rawlinson retakes world championship 31 Aug 2007
• Ian Thorpe cleared by comprehensive ASADA investigation 31 Aug 2007
• China and Australia sign film co-production agreement 28 Aug 2007
• International archives congress to be hosted in Brisbane 27 Aug 2007
• Australia Council Music Board Appointment 24 Aug 2007
• New cultural organisations listed on tax deductibility register 23 Aug 2007
• Philanthropic support for two Australian cultural icons 21 Aug 2007
• Dr Grace Bryant appointed to Australian Sports Drug Medical Advisory Committee 21 Aug 2007
• Tanja Liedtke - a tragic loss to the dance world 17 Aug 2007
• New film industry incentives introduced into Parliament 16 Aug 2007
• Ipod® tour helps Australians tune into heritage 13 Aug 2007
• One year to Beijing Olympics 08 Aug 2007
• AIS Cricket Centre's 20th Anniversary 06 Aug 2007
• Further enhancements to new Australian film industry incentives 03 Aug 2007
• Funding for Northern Territory arts projects 01 Aug 2007
• Socceroos put in a gutsy effort 22 Jul 2007
• Australian Government a proud partner in restoration of a Sydney sporting icon 20 Jul 2007
• Chair and Director-General reappointed to the National Library of Australia 20 Jul 2007
• New chair appointed to Australian National Maritime Museum Council 16 Jul 2007
• Keating wrong and out of date on the arts 13 Jul 2007
• New club and community facilities for Kangaroos 06 Jul 2007
• Funding for innovative touring exhibitions 28 Jun 2007
• Minister welcomes Indigenous arts report with regional tour 21 Jun 2007
• Ten recordings added to the Sounds of Australia registry 19 Jun 2007
• Government support for new illicit drugs tests for swimmers 15 Jun 2007
• New Director announced for AFTRS 14 Jun 2007
• Support for musicians to tour regional and remote Australia 14 Jun 2007
• National Museum Director reappointed 14 Jun 2007
• Government funding announced for Australian Special Olympics team 08 Jun 2007
• Captions for hearing impaired to increase film access 08 Jun 2007
• Festivals Australia - celebrating and connecting communities 07 Jun 2007
• More Australian Government funding for artists in regional Australia 06 Jun 2007
• More contemporary art exhibitions to tour thanks to Australian Government funding 30 May 2007
• Playing Australia now playing Regional Australia 22 May 2007
• New chair for the Australia Business Arts Foundation 18 May 2007
• Boost for large budget film production in Australia 09 May 2007
• New Australian Screen Authority to be formed 09 May 2007
• New producer incentive for Australian film and television productions 09 May 2007
• $10 million towards the National Sports Museum 08 May 2007
• More after school sporting support for Australian families 08 May 2007
• Increased funding for Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority investigations 08 May 2007
• $25 million for the redevelopment of Adelaide Oval 08 May 2007
• $25 million for new grandstand at the Sydney Cricket Ground 08 May 2007
• Return of Indigenous Cultural Property programme to continue 08 May 2007
• $21.2 million to support our new National Portrait Gallery 08 May 2007
• Securing the future of the Australian Ballet School 08 May 2007
• $19.5 million for Australia’s small to medium performing arts companies 08 May 2007
• 35 per cent increase in funding for Australia’s major performing arts companies 08 May 2007
• Visual Arts and Craft Strategy extension 08 May 2007
• Backing the Australian film industry 08 May 2007
• Continued commitment to communications, information technology, the arts and sport – budget at a glance 08 May 2007
• New Artistic Director for the Sydney Dance Company 04 May 2007
• Australian dancer's achievements honoured 02 May 2007
• Brandis praises triumphant Aussie cricketers 02 May 2007
• Sports Minister salutes one of League’s all time greats 11 Apr 2007
• More opportunities for tax relief through arts philanthropy 10 Apr 2007
• Regional arts funding agreement signed with ACT 10 Apr 2007
• New AIS Hub to boost Australia’s sports innovation and success 30 Mar 2007
• Three strikes is not zero tolerance 27 Mar 2007
• Alisa Camplin appointed to Australian Sports Commission board 27 Mar 2007
• Tigers’ victory good news story for Cricket 23 Mar 2007
• Evelyn Woodberry to chair lending rights committee 21 Mar 2007
• NT arts receive boost for regional activities 21 Mar 2007
• $2.9 million more for Beijing Olympic success 09 Mar 2007
• Basil Sellers Art Prize highlights parallel achievements 02 Mar 2007
• Billy Thorpe - an immortal of Australian music 28 Feb 2007
• Gymnast Philippe Rizzo wins AIS Athlete of the Year Award 28 Feb 2007
• Oscar for Great Australian Storyteller, George Miller 26 Feb 2007
• Direct financial support for 300+ elite Australian athletes 21 Feb 2007
• Elizabeth Jolley—a legacy to treasure 20 Feb 2007
• Sir Edmund Barton’s Parliamentary Dispatch Box in the home of Australian Parliamentary history 20 Feb 2007
• More resources to combat drugs in sport 09 Feb 2007
• A great century for Luke Ronchi 08 Feb 2007
• More space for preserving Australia’s history and heritage 08 Feb 2007
• Additional funding for NAISDA relocation and refurbishment 08 Feb 2007
• New national training centre for Winter Olympians 08 Feb 2007
• Gian Carlo Menotti—Old World’s gift to the New 07 Feb 2007
• Acclaim for Australia’s champions of cricket 06 Feb 2007

Ministerial speeches

• Title Date delivered
• Illicit Drugs in Sport Policy 06 Oct 2007
• Address to the National Press Club 19 Sep 2007
• ABC Radio 612 interview - Ballymore 02 Jul 2007
• Welcoming speech to CHASS conference 27 Jun 2007