Copyright Agency acknowledges the passing of Uncle Lionel Fogarty, a proud Mununjali man of the Yugambeh Nation, an award-winning poet, activist and valued member of our community. Over more than four decades, Uncle Lionel made a significant contribution to Australian literature. From his first collection Kargun (1980) to Harvest Lingo, his fourteenth collection, his work […]
Read MoreWe are deeply saddened to mark the passing of Copyright Agency member, Jon Kudelka. The award-winning Tasmanian cartoonist left a lasting mark on Australian journalism and culture. Jon’s sharp wit, artistic mastery and thoughtful commentary appeared in publications such as The Australian, The Saturday Paper and The Hobart Mercury over more than three decades, earning […]
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Congratulations to our members who were recognised in this year’s Australia Day Honours List. Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) The Honourable Chief Justice Andrew Scott Bell SC, for eminent service to the judiciary and to the law, to legal education and training, and to the arts as an administrator and benefactor. Officer of […]
Read MoreWe are saddened to hear of the passing of Dr Ian Reinecke AM on Christmas Day. Ian was a respected leader in Australia’s technology, communications and public policy landscape. Among his many senior roles, Ian served as CEO of the National E-Health Transition Authority and also advised on technology capability for the Sydney 2000 Olympic […]
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The 70th Walkley Awards were announced on 27 November 2025. Warm congratulations to all our Copyright Agency members who were recognised for their excellence in journalism: Adele Ferguson and Chris Gillett took home the prestigious 2025 Gold Walkley for an investigation into the systemic failures in childcare, presented as a series of stories on 7.30, Four […]
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We’re delighted to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our members recently recognised in major Australian and international literary awards. The Prime Minister’s Literary Awards recognise individual excellence and the contribution that Australian writers, poets, illustrators and historians make to the nation’s cultural and intellectual life. Congratulations to our winning members in the 2025 Awards: Fiction […]
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Copyright Agency was proud to sponsor the Australian Cartoonists Association’s 40th Annual Stanley Awards, held at the Museum of Australian Democracy in Canberra. It was a spectacular evening celebrating the very best in Australian cartooning talent. A huge congratulations to David Rowe of the Australian Financial Review for being crowned Cartoonist of the Year – […]
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Congratulations to our members who were among those recognised in the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours List. Members of the Order (AM) Previous Copyright Agency Board Director and artist Dr Bronwyn Bancroft was recognised as a member for significant service to the arts, and to the Indigenous community. Emeritus Professor Elivio Bonello was recognised for significant service […]
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Kurrajong-based artist Laura Jones has won the 2024 Archibald Prize for her portrait of Australian writer Tim Winton. The announcement was made at the Art Gallery of New South Wales on Friday, after the winning piece was chosen from 1,005 entries and 57 finalists. The Archibald, which has been running since 1921, is the most […]
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The winners of the 2024 VPLAs were announced in an awards ceremony at The Wheeler Centre in Melbourne last night. We were delighted to see so many Copyright Agency members recognised across the categories, with special mention to the winners: Chinese Fish by Grace Ye, Victorian Prize for Literature Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko, Fiction A […]
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Congratulations to our members who were among those recognised in the 2024 Australia Day Honours List, on Friday 26 January by the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd). Copyright Agency member recipients include: One appointment as Companion of the Order (AC) Professor Deborah Jane Terry – For eminent service to tertiary […]
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Last month, The Walkley Foundation hosted the 68th Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism at the International Convention Centre in Sydney. Dubbed ‘The Walkleys’, the ceremony recognises and rewards the best in the journalism craft. Finalists are selected by eminent journalists and photographers and overall winners judged by the Walkley Judging Board. Find out more […]
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Good times were had as cartoonists, animators and illustrators gathered recently for the 39th Annual Stanley Awards in Melbourne. Named after Australian cartoonist Stan Cross, and presented by the Australian Cartoonists Association (ACA), the Stanleys take place during the ACA’s awards and conference weekend annually. The Stanleys recognise the best cartoons of the year, as […]
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Earlier this month, representatives from the Association of Consulting Surveyors NSW and the Institution of Surveyors NSW held the 25th Excellence in Surveying and Spatial Information (EISSI) Awards at a Gala Dinner in Sydney. The awards night recognises the achievements of NSW based organisations and individuals from across the surveying and spatial information profession and […]
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Last month, business leaders from the surveying industry gathered in Sydney for the 2023 National Surveying Congress. As well as providing an opportunity for surveyors to come together to discuss the issues facing their sector and focus on growth for the future, the Congress also hosted the Surveying Consultancy Excellence Awards. We are so pleased […]
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NAIDOC week through the years has transformed into a celebration and recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ achievements, culture and history. Working with over 5,000 members who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, we thought this would be the perfect opportunity to reach out to them and listen to their voice about […]
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Congratulations to our members who were among those recognised in the 2023 King’s Birthday Honours List. Author Jen McVeity was recognised with a medal (OAM) in the general division for service to literacy education as an author and publisher. An author of over 20 books, a former school teacher, and the International Chair of the […]
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Copyright Agency members shine in 2023 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman accolades. Copyright Agency member, Doris Bush Nungarrayi, is the winner of this year’s prestigious Sir John Sulman Prize, for her work Mamunya ngalyananyi (Monster coming). Her painting features Mamus, which she refers to as ‘cheeky ones’. Mamus are ominous and malevolent spirits that can shapeshift, […]
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Copyright Agency is saddened to hear of the passing of John Olsen AO OBE. Known for his distinctive painting style and depictions of landscapes, Olsen was one of Australia’s most acclaimed artists. During a career that spanned more than sixty years he won numerous awards, including the Wynne Prize in 1969 and 1985, the Sulman […]
Read MoreThe Federal Government launched its new Cultural Policy, Revive, on 30 January. The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, and the Minister for the Arts, Tony Burke, both spoke at the launch. The policy The policy includes recognition of the fundamental role of the copyright system in supporting Australia’s creative industries and workers: The Government […]
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Fine art and high fashion were one at the Country to Couture runway shows, which took place on Larrakia Country in August.
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We have amended our Distribution Policy in relation to unpaid allocations (‘rollovers’). From July 2022 we will be including rollovers in distributions of licence fees, rather than using them to pay expenses. The net amount for distributions will be materially the same.
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The Copyright Agency today announced the appointment of Matthew Ricketson to its Board, filling the casual vacancy for the Author Member. Dr Ricketson has worked as a journalist with the Age, the Australian, the Sunday Herald and other press publications. He has taught journalism at RMIT, was a Professor of Journalism at the University of […]
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The Department for the Arts is inviting submissions on a new National Cultural Policy and anyone interested in our nation’s arts, entertainment and cultural sector is encouraged to have their say.
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The Copyright Tribunal (‘the Tribunal’) has released its decision in the long running matter involving the rate that media monitoring companies, Isentia and Meltwater, should pay to use news publishers’ print and digital content in their monitoring services. The media monitoring organisations’ (MMOs) case began in 2017 following the development of a new licensing model […]
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Universities Australia have applied for judicial review of the decision of the Copyright Tribunal on the rate payable by the 39 universities for use of copyright material.
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As autumn is now in full swing, what better time is there to dive further into reading; whether it’s curling up alone with a new book for self-care time, joining your local library, hitting up your independent bookshops or starting a book club with your friends?
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Do we have your most up-to-date contact details? Remember to check that we have your most up-to-date bank, ABN and contact details by logging into your member account. This will ensure payments reach you without delay.
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The annual Writers and Artist Distribution (formally Artist, Image or Writers’ Royalty Claim) will be paid in June.
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Cultural Fund Grants Applications for Copyright Agency’s Reading Australia Fellowship for Teachers of English and Literacy open on 28 February. This Fellowship supports an experienced teacher or teacher librarian to undertake professional skills development and career-enhancing opportunities, with projects to start after 1 August 2022. Read more about the eligibility requirements as well as the […]
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Thank you for the great response to our Books That Made Us giveaway! We have received five correct responses from Copyright Agency members, who will each receive a complimentary copy of the book posted to them by 4 March 2022. A cultural history of Australia told through our fiction Books That Made Us is a companion […]
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The following is an update on the recent cyber incident experienced by Copyright Agency. Our IT team has successfully restored a number of operations. This means that you may be hearing from our staff in in relation to the following activities:
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Dear Members, This is the last message I will send to you as CEO. As we announced a while ago, after six fantastic years representing you, it is time to move on to other challenges. What I have deeply enjoyed over this period is reading and seeing the output of an effective copyright system – […]
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Griffith Review is generously offering fifteen subscriptions to celebrate their final edition for 2021, Griffith Review 74: Escape Routes. This issue explores new words and new worlds with a selection of emerging and established Australian writers. Early in 2021, Griffith Review invited Australia’s emerging writers to send in their best stories. The Copyright Agency’s Cultural […]
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Our Member Services team are the backbone of our business, they are always striving to improve their consistently high level of service to authors, publishers, visual artists and surveyor members in any way they can.
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During June 2021, Copyright Agency distributed more than $70 million of payments from ten difference licence sources, making it its biggest payment month of the year.
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Copyright Agency has made an application to the Copyright Tribunal of Australia, asking for assistance with designing new methodologies for collecting data from schools.
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We’ve released a new round of enhancements to the Member Portal in direct response to feedback received from publishers, agents and creator members.
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Payment shares for books: Our new systems have vastly simplified the processes for publishers to register payment shares for books.
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More members added information about where their works have been published under the recent Royalty Claim campaign than ever before.
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We’ve released a new enhancement to members’ online accounts that makes it quick and easy to understand payments over time.
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Griffith Review is once again offering fifteen subscriptions to celebrate their latest release – Griffith Review 70: Generosities of Spirit.
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This month we’ll be running our first distributions through our new system for universities, media monitoring companies and artwork licences.
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The Cultural Fund has some exciting funding opportunities for individuals to apply before Easter next year!
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With last month’s upgrade, members can view works that our researchers have linked to their account.
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The Copyright Agency is inviting creators to submit information about where their works have been published to be eligible to claim their share of copyright royalty payments.
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The 2020 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes were announced on 25 September, with some momentous victories for Indigenous artists.
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The Copyright Agency has today announced the release of its second major upgrade to our member’s online accounts, greatly improving transparency.
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We are putting our October and November distributions on hold while we prepare for the next major update to your online account.
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With the first quarter of the financial year well underway, a number of payments are due for royalties collected from a range of sources.
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The second major upgrade to your online account is due to launch at the end of next month, and it promises to deliver significant improvements.
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The 2019/20 Financial Year drew to a close with almost $114 million distributed to publishers, writers, visual artists and surveyor members. “Our licences cover the use of a vast amount of copyright material by Australian school and university students, governments and businesses,” says Copyright Agency CEO Adam Suckling. “Our payment to members is for use […]
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Our largest annual payments to members – the Schools and Universities distributions – are coming up in June 2020, along with the TAFE distribution and payments to visual artists. We know that in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic many of you are anxiously awaiting these distributions. We’re working hard to maintain our schedule with […]
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Dear Members, I write to update you on a recent court decision in Canada; what we have being doing for you around COVID-19; our legal cases; payment for news content by big tech; and the Cultural Fund. Canadian judgement: writers, publishers and visual artists win, but still get smashed I think it is worth soberly […]
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The COVID-19 outbreak in Australia has necessitated rapid and substantial change at all levels of society – not least at the level of education. With protective measures and restrictions set to be enforced for many more weeks (if not months), schools and universities have had to adapt to online teaching on an unprecedented scale. The […]
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For those who work in the creative and cultural sectors, and whose livelihoods have been adversely impacted by COVID-19, here are some resources and initiatives that could offer you further support. Books and publishing The APA has a range of resources for publishers on their website. The ASA has 14 grants of $1,000 for authors […]
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Dear Members, We have understandably had enquiries about whether COVID-19 and the associated necessary public health measures, as well as their economic impact, will stop or delay our payments to members. I completely understand your concern, as many of you are particularly adversely affected by the economic impacts of COVID-19. I’d like to assure you […]
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Dear Members, As you know, the rapid spread of Covid-19 has led to WHO declaring it a global pandemic. I hope that you, your family and loved ones are doing as best as possible under the circumstances. I wanted to let you know that Copyright Agency is taking steps to reduce any risk to members […]
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Hazel Edwards’ beloved children’s book There’s a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2020. Drawn to life in 1980 by illustrator Deborah Niland, the lovable Hippo has starred in seven picture books, a junior chapter book, classroom play scripts, a musical and a short film. The books have also been […]
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At the end of 2019, the Copyright Agency rolled out the first round of planned improvements to the Member Portal. These updates form part of our commitment to enhancing member services by: Providing a more intuitive experience in the Portal Making it easier to manage and update your account Streamlining the onboarding process for new […]
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