House debates Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2007-2008

Consideration in Detail

Wednesday, 13 June 2007 House of Representatives

Julie Owens

Julie Owens Parramatta, Australian Labor Party

6:01 pm

Given that the government made very strong statements in support of community television and indicated back in 1997 that it would provide spectrum, then promised immediately before the 1998 election, then promised just before the 2001 election and then promised again just before the 2004 election, should we expect another promise—the fourth one in a row—just before the 2007 election? Or, given that you have allocated, it seems, all the spectrum that is available, are you actually going to stand by—

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