Senate debates
Thursday, 29 November 2018
Questions without Notice
Northern Territory: Australian Broadcasting Corporation Shortwave Radio Service
2:57 pm
Malarndirri McCarthy (NT, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source
The minister's colleague Senator Scullion has said, 'Short-wave radio transmission is an essential service, especially in times of emergencies such as cyclones and floods, for people in rural and remote areas of the Territory'. Given the impact on remote communities and First Nations peoples, why has the minister failed to act to reverse this wrong and ill-advised decision?
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