Mitch Fifield

Paul Fletcher replaces Mitch Fifield as Communicatons Minister

26 May 2019 The radio industry has welcomed the appointment of Paul Fletcher as the new Federal Minister for Communications, Cybersafety and the...

Labor pledges to reverse Liberal cuts to the ABC

7 March 2019 The Shadow Minister for Communications, Michelle Rowland, says Labor has committed to reversing the Liberals’ $83.7 million cut to the...

Distinctive content makes ABC a priceless national asset: David Anderson at Senate Estimates

30 October 2018 Acting ABC Managing Director David Anderson performed well in his first Senate committee hearing last week in Canberra. Answering...

MEAA launches campaign objecting to ABC cuts

15 May 2018 ‘Hundreds of jobs have been lost.’ The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) has launched a campaign in response to...

Commercial Radio Australia in Canberra for Parliament House event

7 February 2018 The event was hosted by 2GB breakfast presenter Alan Jones. In what has now become an annual event, radio industry CEOs and owners headed...

Recognition of the important work you do: Communications Minister Fifield #CBAAConf

9 November 2017 In a recorded address to the CBAA Conference, Communications Minister Mitch Fifield recognised the “thousands of dedicated volunteers across the...

Media reform delayed as parties negotiate further

18 August 2017 A week is a long time in politics.At the beginning of the week the media reform bill was stalled.Then Pauline...

Minister Fifield closer to a cross bench deal for media reforms

17 August 2017 Discussions continue with Senate cross benchers to secure the passage of the Media Reform package.The package has the unanimous support...

Q&A comes to Radio Alive 2017 conference

9 August 2017 Successful discussion panel program Q&A will headline Radio Alive 2017, the radio industry’s annual national conference in Melbourne on 13...

Fifield accuses Labor of “pure opportunism” for blocking media reform package

10 July 2017 The normally understated Communications Minister, Senator Mitch Fifield didn’t hold back yesterday on Sky News, Sunday Agenda suggesting that if...

Mitch Fifield: ‘Parliament must act on media reforms to protect Australian jobs’

14 June 2017 In our continuing coverage of media reforms Communications Minister Senator Mitch Fifield has today again called for bipartisan cooperation in achieving...

Media heads to Canberra to drain the swamp of aggregators

30 May 2017 Comment from Peter Saxon.Today, Wednesday, is to be an “unprecedented” occasion. Never before have all the major operators of television, radio and...

Our voices do matter: Communications Minister Fifield

16 May 2017 “Australian stories must be told and and our voices must be heard. Our voices do matter,” Communications Minister Mitch Fifield...

Did the government gamble on media reform? You bet!

7 May 2017 Comment from Peter SaxonIt had been a long time coming. Then, finally on Saturday, Minister for Communications and the Arts,...

Commercial radio welcomes expected 94 percent drop in licence fees

5 May 2017 Commercial radio broadcasters have welcomed the elimination of radio broadcast licence fees in the Federal BudgetThe result will be around $20...

Radio Licence Fees to be abolished: Mitch Fifield

5 May 2017 In next week’s federal budget, the Turnbull Government will abolish commercial radio and television broadcast licence fees.They will be replaced...

FBi Click to be replaced by 94.5 on DAB+

4 May 2017 Due to the growth of digital radio listening, Sydney community station FBi is dropping its Click format from the DAB+...

Communications Minister Fifield announces extra digital radio funding for community sector on Light FM

4 May 2017 “It’s important that the community radio sector has certainty,” said Communications Minister Mitch Fifield, announcing additional funding for community digital...

Media Reforms pass next step, but still slowed by opposition inquiries

30 November 2016 The Turnbull Government’s media reform legislation today passed through the House of Representatives, the next step towards changes to the...

Commercial radio industry welcomes licence fee cut

9 November 2016 Commercial radio broadcasters have welcomed the passing in Parliament yesterday of the 25 percent reduction in licence fees for commercial...

Radio has a strong and vibrant future: Mitch Fifield #CRAConf

7 October 2016 Officially opening the CRA Conference, Communications Minister Mitch Fifield talked about his failed attempt to get into radio early in...

Licence fees the original super profits tax: Fifield

10 March 2016 As Communications MInisiter Mitch Fifield continues his public discussions about changes to media laws, today he held out the carrot...

Current media laws were designed for an analog world

2 March 2016 Speaking to Fran Kelly on Radio National breakfast, Communications Minister Mitch Fifield said the proposed new media laws about about...

Media merger rule changes pass through Cabinet

24 February 2016 Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s cabinet today approved rule changes that could open up the Australian media landscape, if passed through...

CRA celebrates radio at Parliament House

5 February 2016 The CRA Board was at Parliament House on Wednesday night to remind Canberra of the importance and influence of commercial...

A cut to radio licence fees?

25 January 2016 Communication’s Minister Mitch Fifield has hinted radio licence fees could be cut after reviews by his department. In an interview with...

I’m keen to see both the reach rule and the two out of three put forward as a package: Mitch Fifield

20 January 2016 Speaking today at a doorstop interview in Canberra, Communications Minister Mitch Fifield told reporters that he is keen to see...

#CRAConf makes the ‘switch to Mitch’

8 October 2015 New Communications Minister Mitch Fifield delivered his ministerial address by video after former Communications Minister Turnbull had to pull out...

Commercial radio industry welcomes new Minister for Communications

20 September 2015 The commercial radio industry today welcomed the appointment of Senator Mitch Fifield as Federal Minister for Communications. CRA Chief...