Senate debates

Wednesday, 24 February 2021

Bills

Treasury Laws Amendment (News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code) Bill 2021; In Committee

11:25 am

Photo of Louise PrattLouise Pratt (WA, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Manufacturing) Share this | Hansard source

So what is the intent of those sections? Is it to allow government to impose, by regulation, government supervision of the print and digital media? We would be out of step with every Western liberal democracy if that were the case. Why are these provisions here? Why does the government need its own regulatory process separate to the standards generated by those bodies?

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