Crikey Calling: in the media gulag, it’s all about your regulation
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What will Stephen Conroy’s proposed reforms mean for the media, should they come into effect? Is there a need for them in the first place? This week Matthew Knott joins editors Jason Whittaker and Cathy Alexander.
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Good talk by a few informed journalists about an important subject, well done.
The fact that Conroy is trying to ram through the legislation without scrutiny is a worry. The legislation still have not been drafted completely, according to Senate estimates today. Complete incompetence as usual, here