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Help screen producers punch above their weight: Baird

Max Mason
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Former Liberal MP Bruce Baird says greater tax incentives for producing TV programs and requiring streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon, Disney and Stan to produce local content are essential for the long-term viability of the Australian production sector.

Bruce Baird says the Australian TV production industry is "punching below its weight". Ryan Osland

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Max Mason covers insolvency, courts, regulation, financial crime, cybercrime and corporate wrongdoing. A Walkley Award winner, Max's journalism has also received awards from the National Press Club of Australia, the Kennedy Awards and Citibank. Message Max on Signal https://tinyurl.com/MaxMason Connect with Max on Twitter. Email Max at max.mason@afr.com

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