letter to Caroline Fulton, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

James Ricketson

316 Whale Beach Road

Palm Beach2108

jamesricketson@gmail.com

0400959229

Caroline Fulton

Acting Assistant Secretary

Creative Industries and Sector Development

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Office for the Arts

GPO Box 6500

ACT 2600                                                                                                            10^th April 2012

                                                                                   

Dear Caroline

My latest letter to the Prime Minister (hard copy enclosed) speaks for itself. I have also published this, along with other relevant correspondence, on the internet:

http://jamesricketson.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/letter-to-prime-minister-gillard-10th.html

It is, of course, absurd that I should have to force Screen Australia’s hand as I am (sue me or apologize) but given that Mr Crean and yourself are not prepared to insist that Screen Australia abide by its own guidelines and behave in a transparent and accountable way, I have been left with little choice – unless, that is, I simply accept that lies can be placed on (and remain on) file that are damaging to my professional reputation. I, like all filmmakers, am dependent in all sorts of ways on Screen Australia and for my professional life to be subject to the whims of Chief Operating Officer Fiona Cameron is not a situation I am prepared to endure without a fight.

Ruth Harley must now either sue me or apologize on behalf of Screen Australia. As will be apparent to you by now, I am not going to stop until I either get the record set straight and an apology or am dragged into the Supreme Court by Screen Australia. Even at this late date you could ask of Ruth Harley the questions I have outlined in my letter of today to the Prime Minister. Ms Harley’s response will be published in an uncensored state, even if it makes me look like a fool – as would be the case if Fiona Cameron were to produce the correspondence I claim does not exist.

best wishes

James Ricketson