On Monday 12 April, IGEA and Steve Wang, General Manager at Wargaming Sydney, appeared at the inquiry into Australia’s skilled migration program based on the submission we made to the Joint Standing Committee on Migration. Below is the opening statement from IGEA’s Director of Industry and Member Relations, Dr Jens Schroeder: Good... Read More
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Video Game Industry Must be a Budget Priority
With Federal Budget fast approaching, our CEO Ron Curry wrote this piece which first appeared in The Australian on 7 April 2021 calling on The Hon Paul Fletcher MP and The Hon Josh Frydenberg MP to allow the Australian video game development sector to access Federal funding. Video game development is an advanced... Read More
IGEA response to Questions on Notice from the Inquiry into Australia’s creative and cultural industries and institutions
IGEA has published its response to Questions on Notice from the Australian House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts, which were asked as a part of the Committee’s Inquiry into Australia’s creative and cultural industries and institutions. During the Inquiry’s public hearing on 5 February, IGEA were asked to... Read More
IGEA Letter to the Hon. David Templeman MLC, WA Minister for Culture and the Arts
On 26 March, 2021 we wrote to Minister Templeman to thank him for his support of the local WA video game development industry and the inclusion of game development in further screen funding initiatives. Dear Minister Re-appointment as Minister for Culture and the Arts I am the CEO of the... Read More
IGEA Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Migration’s Inquiry into Australia’s Skilled Migration Program
IGEA has made a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Migration’s inquiry into Australia’s skilled migration program, covering issues such as: The purpose of the skilled migration program and whether it is meeting its intended objectives, Australia’s international competitiveness in attracting entrepreneurs, venture capital, startups, and the best and brightest skilled migrants with cutting... Read More
IGEA Letter to The Hon Don Harwin MLC, NSW Minister for the Arts
Dear Minister Harwin, Open letter on the NSW Government’s lack of support for local video game development I am the CEO of the Interactive Games & Entertainment Association, which represents the Australian video games industry. We are headquartered in NSW and proudly include in our membership several NSW game development studios, including... Read More
