Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

The opposition have stated on many occasions that we are not planning to privatise either the SBS or the ABC. The opposition are committed to the public broadcasters. It is well known that policy in the coalition is set by the parliamentary party, but I note that the members of the Warragul branch of the Liberal Party are citizens and are entitled to express whatever views they choose to and should not be condemned for doing so. Unlike the Australian Greens, the Liberal Party in the Victorian division has a completely open state council; we do not have closed sessions, which is why the Australian Greens know that this motion was on the agenda of that conference. But I restate the opposition's commitment to the SBS and the ABC.