Liberal MPs and regional broadcasters have called on the Turnbull government to urgently scrap media ownership laws after new Communications Minister Mitch Fifield put the issue back on the political agenda.
Senator Fifield, who has replaced Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in the role, said current media ownership laws were outdated in the digital age and would inevitably change. The government would seek only a broad consensus within the media sector for change rather than unanimity, he said.