It is just a week since the Gillard government withdrew the four media reform bills for which it could not garner the necessary support from the crossbench MPs.
The proposal that concerned me most as…
After Conroy’s media reforms failed to find any standing, where does media regulation go from here?
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To get an idea of how big an opportunity the federal government missed with its shambolic attempt at media reform, consider this: the last federal minister to achieve any substantive reform of media self…
Stephen Conroy’s approach threatens Australia’s standing as a free, Western democracy.
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It’s a great shame when political and commercial vested interests drown out compelling and principled arguments for free expression in this Australian media reform debate.
First, I declare my own interest…
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy’s media reforms have been called an attack on freedom of speech, but is the criticism deserved?
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The ongoing criticism in the major news media of Communication Minister Stephen Conroy’s very soft and watery proposed media reforms is predictable but still breathtaking.
Conroy’s proposals go nowhere…
Senator Stephen Conroy did not have a mandate for significant change.
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By Terry Flew, Queensland University of Technology
Yesterday, communications minister Senator Stephen Conroy finally presented the government response to the Convergence Review and Finkelstein review.
It is hard to know how many drafts of this long-awaited…
Stephen Conroy is still to bring media policy to cabinet.
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It might not be a front line issue, but media policy is a significant election year debate.
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy is still committed to bringing a submission to cabinet in coming weeks…
Porn often gets the blame for violence against women.
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By Brian McNair, Queensland University of Technology
Communication Minister Stephen Conroy’s recent decision not to impose a mandatory internet filter on sexually explicit content is a welcome injection of realism into the frequently febrile discussion of…
Communication Minister Stephen Conroy will oversee the government’s response to the Convergence Review.
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I’m looking forward to the next few days.
The Convergence Review’s key recommendation to introduce a new body to “regulate” the activities of our major 15 media operators – including newspapers – is significant…
Former Federal court judge Roy Finkelstein (centre) has delivered his media inquiry report.
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It was a pleasant surprise that the independent Australian media inquiry, examining print, online and the role of the self-regulatory body, the Australian Press Council, was, for the most part, a satisfying…
NBN Co chief Mike Quigley and Stephen Conroy still face many tough tasks.
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The news that NBN Co has found a way to move forward from the crucial cost-of-construction issue must have surely lifted the Gillard Government’s spirits.
NBN Co, the government-owned corporation in charge…
