The media reform bill passed the House of Representatives today, despite Labor voting against it. It now goes to Senate where it faces more hurdles.
Unless a deal is in the works it looks like the LNP would rather pass nothing & just blame the opposition/Senate rather than be reasonable and keep the 2-out-of-3 rule?
I think the 2 out of 3 is irrelevant anyway due to the number of voices rule.
From todayâs Australian:
Communications Minister Mitch Fifield says Labor will be partly to blame if a media organisation goes under while the governmentâs reforms remain stuck in the Senate.
Ramping up political pressure on the opposition to vote for the changes, Senator Fifield said yesterday Labor had to âget overâ its âemotional responseâ to particular media organisations â which he said was stopping it from supporting the package when parliament returns on August 8.
More at: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/mitch-fifield-attacks-labor-over-stalled-media-reforms/news-story/a282a17286216c07f4bdc8056081ce70 (paywall)
A shame the LNP government wonât get over itâs intransigence, accept keeping the 2-out-of-3-rule in-place, and pass the rest of the reforms.
Yeah, Fifield is full of shit. Ditch 2/3 and itâd pass instantly, again LNP canât compromise on anything. All while shutting down community media, no real concern for media diversity.
Sidenote, but I assume you guys do realise that LNP is only in Queensland? In the other states, the Libs and Nats are still separate, with them and the LNP allied in the federal Coalition.
As Iâve said before (probably in the ten thread) 2 of 3 is the actual âreformâ, the rest is just filler to get it across the linE hence why there is no desire by the Libs to drop it out
This wouldnât be an issue if we didnât have limited licencing of tv and especially Radio - the technology exists (and we already use it) to broaden the availability of services
Yes Iâm aware of the weird assortment of the same party, related-but-different parties, etc. around the country (including the CLP in the NT), but I use LNP as a convenient 3-letter-abbreviation (which matches the LNP in Qld, Lib/Nat Parties/coalition elsewhere).
Wow, thatâs impartial reporting of facts, no conflict of interest there!!!
PS: How many microphones does WIN need?
Christ, talk about slanting a story.
Apparently journalism is all about truth and honesty, so long as it doesnât involve their owners wanting to feather their own nests.
One for WIN and one for the all new look Ten Network!
I never see the proposed change passing. The government needs to be less stubborn and let the rest of the package pass. They really need to get over themselves and try to get 90% through. Itâs better than nothing at all.
âWe want an increased investment in the ABC and SBS,â Senator Di Natale said.
âItâs fair to say that we are discussing an increase in the funding for ABC and SBS and that is a starting point for any support to get rid of two-out-of-three.â
Governement bending to ideological rubbish from one nation. Inquiry after inquiry have proven the abc is balanced. Bias is in the eye of the beholder.
Side note⌠Hanson on Bolt ranting about ABC bias⌠is she missing a chromosome? Can she speak in sentences? Fuck sheâs useless. Make no sense.