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Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has taken political communication to a massive high point with his performance last night on Lateline.

The live odds ban is a debacle presided over by broadcasters, the gambling industry, sports administrators and politicians. And it’s not a healthy sign, write Bernard Keane and Glenn Dyer.

A clever website purporting to show the difference between the speed of Labor’s NBN and the Coalition’s broadband plan has gone viral — but is it a fair and accurate representation? We fact-check How Fast is the NBN.

A former adviser to Stephen Conroy looks the goods to succeed Nicola Roxon for Victoria’s safe ALP seat of Gellibrand, where a nasty preselection battle looks likely to spill over into other seats.

Some time this week we will see “the 12-page costing” for the Coalition’s broadband policy. Stilgherrian lists 13 questions to ask as you flip through the pages.

Crikey crunches the numbers on how the newspapers have covered the federal government’s proposed media reforms — and finds the coverage heavily negative, with few alternative views presented.

A magnum of pinot noir to celebrate an alleged dodgy deal: another day at ICAC. Remember when News Ltd backed media reform? Bernard Keane does. Oliver Yates’ $10 billion green warchest. Your invite to dinner with Rupert Murdoch. And is Nathan Tinkler finally broke?

What’s wrong with our marine reserves? And other political issues of the day.

Stephen Conroy’s self-regulation proposals for the print media could ultimately save it from the very fate media companies are currently complaining about.

After a “messy delay” a “dog’s breakfast” that “fails the public interest test”. And that’s just one newspaper. Crikey wraps coverage of the federal government’s media regulation reforms.

Labor has finally delivered a blueprint on media reform. But there’s not much to it, and it wants Parliament to pass it immediately. Stephen Conroy, frustrated by delays, is betting big.

Community radio broadcasters around Australia say government funding to make the digital transition will come up short. Musicians are worried about the consequences.

The government has opened up the television industry to a major round of consolidation as it responds to the Convergence Review. Broadcasters should be thrilled, reckon Bernard Keane and Glenn Dyer.

Community radio — which plays more Australian music than commercial rivals — relies on a government-funded project to put tracks to air. But will that money be there in 2013?