Department of the Media

Department of the Media
Department overview
Formed	19 December 1972
Preceding Department	Department of the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts – for film industry, government printing, publishing, advertising; Department of the Interior (II) – for government publicity and information; Postmaster-General's Department – for radio broadcasting and television; Australian Broadcasting Commission;
Dissolved	22 December 1975
Superseding agency	Postal and Telecommunications Department – for electronic media; Department of Administrative Services (II) – for information, printing and publishing; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet – for film making and development of the film industry;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Ministers responsible	Doug McClelland, Minister (1972–1975); Moss Cass, Minister (1975); Reg Withers, Minister (1975);
Department executives	Ebor Lane, Acting Secretary (1972–1973); James Oswin, Secretary (1973–1975); James Spigelman, Secretary (1975);

The Department of the Media was an Australian government department that existed between December 1972 and December 1975.

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