Laws requiring streaming services to produce Australian content have been put back on the table by the federal government, after the rules were postponed because of concerns about how they would interact with Australia's trade agreement with the United States.

The government has confirmed it will introduce legislation this week to mandate that any streaming services with more than 1 million Australian subscribers must produce Australian drama, children's, documentary, arts or educational programs.

Platforms such as Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime and others will have to commit at least 10 per cent of their local expenditure, or 7.5 per cent of revenue, on Australian content.

With the arts industry pressuring the government to safeguard the sector from artificial intelligence, Arts Minist

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