Fight in parliament gets personal as Hanson and Xenephon change media landscape forever

Parliamentary fun as the government enacts historic changes to deregulate media ownership.
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Over Wednesday and Thursday of 13-14 September, the Senate Hansard papers make ugly but fascinating reading. Xenophon agreed to surrender the two out of three and reach rules in return for a bunch of concessions which were laid out in a document which arrived at 3pm yesterday

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.