Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Murray Darling Basin) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I present the Environment and Communications References Committee's report The Australian Broadcasting Corporation's commitment to reflecting and representing regional diversity, together with the Hansard record of proceedings and documents presented to the committee.

Ordered that the report be printed.

I seek leave to move a motion in relation to the report. Leave granted.

I move:

That the Senate take note of the report.

I commend the contents of the report to the Senate and highlight the five recommendations which deal with the ABC's coverage of regional content. I note that this is a particularly emotive issue in some states. I seek leave to continue my remarks.

Leave granted; debate adjourned.