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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.

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1 September 2026

Your unpaid super: production companies that don’t pay

1 September 2026 – As part of your Guild’s effort to recoup historical unpaid superannuation, we ask that members who have been commissioned to write a television script by any of the following production companies please contact industrial@awg.com.au. The production companies are: The Australian Tax Office (ATO)and Creative Workplaces have recently published guidance confirming script writers’ entitlement to superannuation. A…

17 July 2026

Writers’ entitlement to Superannuation

17 July 2026 – Recent advice published by the ATO and Creative Workplaces reinforces that writers who are engaged by production companies to write scripts are entitled to superannuationunder the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 (Cth) (the Act). The ATO states that if you have been paid to provide a service that is required for a performance to occur, including plays or entertainment, then…

15 July 2026

Writers welcome PM’s speech on creator rights and AI

Wednesday 15 July 2026 – The Australian Writers’ Guild (AWG) and Authorship Collecting Society Australia Aotearoa (ACSAA) welcome today’s speech from Prime Minister Albanese re-affirming the Government’s position that Australia’s creators, and the laws that support us, are a key part of our nation’s future. A new Office of AI and Australian Standards can build on the…

3 July 2026

AI Script Coverage Services

Friday 3 July 2026 – The Australian Writers’ Guild is aware of a number of generative artificial intelligence (AI) script coverage services claiming to offer fast feedback and analysis of scripts for a fee. These services do not employ script assessors. Seeking feedback on a script is a necessary and valuable part of the writing process….