Federal Budget Bad for Film Business

Hmm. Interesting Points. It seems that Austrlaia is becoming a hub for outsourcing creativity. I hear a lot of "the industry in perth etc could be as big as eastern states/us" But now I am beginning to ask the question "why?" Why, exactly, would australian talent need to develop in australia? Is it simple naivete that thinks that australia should be a moviemaking hub as is india europe and the US? It certainly isn't a bad thing that talent is outsourced: Nicole Hugh Cate Naomi and Geoffrey all carry major films and are icons in themselves and of australia. Statistically, Australian actors are doing exceptionally in the movie industry considering we have <4% of the western population and greater than 10% of the world's top 50 actors (of course, this is subject to varying opinion) I think the best analogy is this: We could try to be a big fish in a small pond, or a slightly smaller fish in a gigantic pond. Yes it is hard as an actor in the australian industry, but it is that persistence and ability that carries through and makes australian actors memorable in the international industry.