In January 2006 he was promoted to the front bench as Special Minister of State which includes responsibilities with Ministerial and Parliamentary Services, the Australian Government Information Management Office, Australian Electoral Commission, Defence Housing Authority and Film Australia.
Cecil Holmes spent a year researching and writing the film, which was made for Film Australia.
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In 1977, Film Australia released a documentary film entitled Swami Shyam in the series Our Asian Neighbors: India, produced by Bruce Moir and directed by Chris Noonan.
The annual Film Australia Stanley Hawes Award for contribution to the documentary in Australia is announced at the AIDC.