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How come there is no tv licence in Australia yet they can still have channels without adverts?

There is no tv licence required in Australia but they still have the ABC (channel 2 in Victoria) and channel 0 both without adverts. They can also still produce popular tv shows without licence revenue. I understand Australian tv is supported by government funding. How does this work? Is this a better system then ours?

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1. I don't think it's a better system than ours. If the Australian system is as you describe then even people who don't own tellies have to pay - and I know quite a few people who choose not to have one. The British systems seems a perfectly sensible compromise - people who own a telly pay.
2. It's still paid for by the people in taxes to the Government. The BBC TV licence is less than £3 a week, but if Council Tax went up more than that people would be up in arms. I don't mind paying for the best broadcasting corporation in the world. And I find it ridiculous that SKY has a subscription, AND adverts!!