Advocacy

The AWG gives writers an active political voice by lobbying for the improved status of writers, for industry development and for the protection of writers’ creative rights.

Industry & Policy

We work closely with our experienced and highly-regarded members to undertake research, lobbying, advocacy and strategic initiatives on behalf of screen, stage, radio and interactive writers collectively.

The AWG is the voice of performance writers in federal and state governments, industry bodies, sector organisations and the wider community, promoting the role, recognition and reward for performance writing in Australian society and culture.

Australian writers blast Productivity Commission’s lack of modelling in AI Report

Thursday 2 October 2025: In opening remarks to a Senate inquiry on Tuesday, Australian Writers’ Guild (AWG) and Australian Writers’ Guild Authorship Collecting Society (AWGACS) CEO Claire Pullen joined other creative leaders and Senators in criticising the Productivity Commission for failing to model the economic contribution of creative industries.   Australia’s creative workers raised questions over the Productivity Commission’s Interim Report, including whether the Commission is fit to publish…

Creative workers reject proposed Text and Data Mining (TDM) exceptions for Artificial Intelligence

Thursday 7 August 2025: Australian creative workers and their royalty collecting societies expressed disappointment at the Productivity Commission’s advocacy for a text and data mining (TDM) exception, a move that would retroactively legalise the theft of Australia’s creative workers’ intellectual property, voices, images, and work, by foreign multi-nationals.   The interim report “Harnessing data and digital technology” seeks feedback…

Writers’ Entitlement to Superannuation

Screen Producers Australia (SPA) has issued a Fact Sheet on writers and superannuation.  SPA has argued that production companies are merely purchasing a writer’s intellectual property in a script, and that they are not engaging writers to “perform services” i.e. writing services. We do not consider this argument to be a sound one.  The characterisation of writing contracts in this…

Writers push back against any changes to copyright law for Artificial Intelligence

The Australian Writers’ Guild (AWG) and Australian Writers’ Guild Authorship Collecting Society (AWGACS) have rejected the suggestion that a Text and Data Mining (TDM) Exception for the training of AI models be considered by the government, and expressed disappointment at the Productivity Commission’s interim report. The report “Harnessing data and digital technology” seeks feedback on…