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Just A Few Words: Media Inquiry In Australia
I’m going to make this brief; I’m still a bit crook. But the media inquiry being flagged by the federal government is undemocratic and wrong. What puts the tin hat on it for me is that the Minister for...
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Media “Reform” Gillard Government’s Latest Clueless Policy Foray
THE much-hyped draft legislation to “reform” the media in Australia isn’t even released yet, and already a storm of controversy is set to greet it; Labor dismisses charges that it seeks to control the...
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ALP Media “Reforms:” Piers Akerman Sinks The Boot
GIVEN News Limited seems to be the hatred-fuelled target of the Gillard government’s attempts to control the media and instil “fairness” — code for enforced publication of pro-Labor sycophancy — it’s...
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Kill Bill: Anti-Democratic Media “Reform” Legislation Canned
IN A FLUID day in federal politics, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has withdrawn legislation that, if passed, would have handed the government the power to regulate and censor the press; a lack of...
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The Guardian A Welcome Addition To Australia’s Mediascape
THE LAUNCH yesterday of British newspaper The Guardian‘s online Australian edition is welcome, timely, and deserving of support; it adds a refreshing third voice to mainstream media coverage in this...
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