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

The consequences would not be good for Australia's media industry. Let me quote from Network Ten, who have been appalled by Labor's ignorance. They said:

… the two out of three rule stifles ability to access much needed scale and capital.

We can't understand how that is not of great concern when Australian jobs and an Australian voice in news and local content are at stake …

Prime Media have said:

… the Labor Party talks about wanting an evidence-based approach, but it seems they have ignored irrefutable evidence … that this reform is important to secure our future …

For the aspiring alternative government of Australia, it should be a very straightforward matter to embrace the need to bring our media laws up to date to make sure they reflect the world that we live in and so that Australian media companies can be unshackled and compete with global players.