Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Is the minister able to tell us who purchased the rights to the Wallabies matches, if you actually know? Again, given your criticism of the Wallabies broadcast, I repeat Mr Leckie’s comments. Is it ‘the perfect example of how the current antisiphoning regime actually works’? Explain your criticisms. At a time of rising interest rates and soaring petrol prices, can the minister guarantee that the introduction of a ‘use it or lose it’ system will not see Australian families having to pay at least $600 a year to watch sporting events that they currently see for free?