AUSTRALIA

Australia will spend A$400 million (US$279 million) over the next seven years to lure film and television productions, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said, as Canberra seeks to capitalise on its low levels of coronavirus. While the country has seen a surge in new cases in recent weeks, its 11,000 cases and 113 deaths remain well below those in other countries. Mr Morrison said Canberra would expand an existing fund that offers film and TV producers a tax break for bringing productions to Australia. Attracting production will boost local jobs, he said, at a time when unemployment is at a 22-year high.