Any claim that spending on the PBS is stagnant belies $3.3 billion in topline growth, representing the program's single biggest year-on-year financial expansion in its 75-year history, $7 billion in new listings over 18 months, Budget rules and the impact of the industry's agreements with the federal government.
Far from 'stagnating', the PBS has delivered record growth as it rapidly approaches $20 billion
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