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
Louise 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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