This is a very important change that we want to see the Federal Government make. Just as the Film Finance Corporation has been established to support the film industry, so too should there be a game finance corporation.

They were certainly called upon to do so, they have the resources to do so. I'm amazed that they haven't acted. They are missing a huge opportunity.

Film is still hugely important to us, but interactive entertainment is growing incredibly quickly... you can't deny them access to the same the same tax concessions without having a significant impact on the industry.

It shows the federal government just doesn't get where our entertainment industries collectively are going.

Rubbish on a number of levels. The fight shouldn't be between the film industry and the interactive industry... We're not saying the film industry isn't worthy of support. We're saying that this industry is also worthy of support if you apply the same criteria.

We are thrilled... to promote an industry which drives innovation, which promotes exports, which drives investment and employs a lot of people in an extraordinarily creative way.

The government is guilty of a serious neglect of one of the fastest growing industries in the creative and entertainment sector... The Federal Government could do much to learn from the Canadian government which has created over 10,000 jobs in video game development over the last four years though the right financial incentives.