A record $2.29 billion was spent on scripted drama in Australia over the past financial year, but some parts of the industry have struggled to recover from the effects of the pandemic.
Local productions attracted $1.5 billion, and almost $780 million was spent on foreign productions, according to a report from Screen Australia on 162 projects filmed here or finalised in post-production.
That represents an increase of $350 million on total spend compared with 2020/21.
