Media law reforms pass the Senate, CRA welcomes changes

14 September 2017 The Federal Government's bill to change media regulations and ownership laws has passed the Senate, 31 votes to 27. The Government secured the support of...

Google tells Senate Committee ‘we help publishers’

22 August 2017 Google Australia's managing director Jason Pellegrino told the Senate Committee into Public Interest Journalism today that Google is helping news publishers by driving traffic to...

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.

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 of the Australian media...

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.

Senate inquiry into future of public interest journalism: AUDIO

10 May 2017 Four independent Senators have combined to initiate an inquiry into public interest journalism, fake news and the impact of new media. The proposal to form...

The fourth estate needs to be supported: Nick Xenophon

9 May 2017 Tonight's federal budget will bring media reform across a range of areas including the abolition of licence fees and relaxation of ownership rules. However,...