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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 75275 Gender:	Re: Conroy's sneak attack on Freedom of Press Reply #45 - Mar 15^th, 2013 at 12:21pm Conroy's sneak attack on Freedom of Press It must be really really sneaky ... no one can tell me what this legislation is.
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FRED. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3698	Re: Conroy's sneak attack on Freedom of Press Reply #46 - Mar 15^th, 2013 at 12:25pm John Smith wrote on Mar 15^th, 2013 at 12:21pm: Conroy's sneak attack on Freedom of Press It must be really really sneaky ... no one can tell me what this legislation is. Ask your buddy CRAIG THOMPSON He says its bad
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Reply #47 - Mar 15^th, 2013 at 12:27pm

FRED. wrote on Mar 15^th, 2013 at 12:25pm:

John Smith wrote on Mar 15^th, 2013 at 12:21pm:

Conroy's sneak attack on Freedom of Press

It must be really really sneaky ... no one can tell me what this legislation is.

Ask your buddy CRAIG THOMPSON He says its bad Wink

so you cannot say what it is? how do you know it is bad then?

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Reply #48 - Mar 15^th, 2013 at 12:27pm

Katter backs media reforms to curb 'biased' press

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/katter-backs-media-reforms-to-curb-biased-press-20130312-2fymv.html#ixzz2NZUkYm1V

A key crossbencher has provided qualified support for the Gillard government's proposed media law reforms, with Bob Katter saying that he was concerned about ''biased'' and ''irresponsible'' reporting.

Mr Katter told Fairfax Media on Wednesday that while he would wait to see the legislation before deciding how he would vote, he agreed with Communications Minister Stephen Conroy that ''something needed to be done'' about an often irresponsible press.

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Reply #49 - Mar 15^th, 2013 at 12:29pm

The reforms, which stop short of some of the more radical recommendations from the Finkelstein review a year ago, include a public interest test on media mergers to be administered by a government-appointed bureaucrat dubbed the ''public interest advocate''.

As well as approving mergers and acquisitions, the ''public interest advocate'' would oversee the existing press councils and judge whether media companies met their own standards.

Labor would need five of the seven crossbenchers to support the legislation for it to pass parliament.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/katter-backs-media-reforms-to-curb-biased-press-20130312-2fymv.html#ixzz2NZVIShyx

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Reply #50 - Mar 15^th, 2013 at 12:37pm

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Senator Conroy's reforms propose a government-appointed enforcer and sanctions which, if utilised, would remove exemptions from the privacy act for media organisations - effectively gagging reporting.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/cabinet-rolled-in-conroy-media-reform-ambu...

Wow how terrible the media may not be exempt from the privacy act, that is outragious imagine if the media were not allowed to do what we would be breaking the law if we did.

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Reply #51 - Mar 15^th, 2013 at 12:43pm

Dnarever wrote on Mar 15^th, 2013 at 12:37pm:

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Senator Conroy's reforms propose a government-appointed enforcer and sanctions which, if utilised, would remove exemptions from the privacy act for media organisations - effectively gagging reporting.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/cabinet-rolled-in-conroy-media-reform-ambu...

Wow how terrible the media may not be exempt from the privacy act, that is outragious imagine if the media were not allowed to do what we would be breaking the law if we did.

Isn't this what Murdoch thought he had the right to do in England?

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Reply #52 - Mar 15^th, 2013 at 12:47pm

Lobo wrote on Mar 15^th, 2013 at 12:43pm:

Dnarever wrote on Mar 15^th, 2013 at 12:37pm:

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Senator Conroy's reforms propose a government-appointed enforcer and sanctions which, if utilised, would remove exemptions from the privacy act for media organisations - effectively gagging reporting.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/cabinet-rolled-in-conroy-media-reform-ambu...

Wow how terrible the media may not be exempt from the privacy act, that is outragious imagine if the media were not allowed to do what we would be breaking the law if we did.

Isn't this what Murdoch thought he had the right to do in England?

You really believe they don't do it in Australia too?

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Reply #53 - Mar 15^th, 2013 at 12:58pm

Dnarever wrote on Mar 15^th, 2013 at 12:47pm:

Lobo wrote on Mar 15^th, 2013 at 12:43pm:

Dnarever wrote on Mar 15^th, 2013 at 12:37pm:

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Senator Conroy's reforms propose a government-appointed enforcer and sanctions which, if utilised, would remove exemptions from the privacy act for media organisations - effectively gagging reporting.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/cabinet-rolled-in-conroy-media-reform-ambu...

Wow how terrible the media may not be exempt from the privacy act, that is outragious imagine if the media were not allowed to do what we would be breaking the law if we did.

Isn't this what Murdoch thought he had the right to do in England?

You really believe they don't do it in Australia too?

I REALLY believe that they DO do it here.
They just haven't been cornered yet.

Perhaps this is why the media are so uptight about anything that may expose any wrongdoing on their part.

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The_Barnacle Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6205 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Conroy's sneak attack on Freedom of Press Reply #54 - Mar 15^th, 2013 at 1:03pm So these laws might stop phone hacking? No wonder the Murdoch press is having such a whine about it.
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Lobo Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 7407 Sydney Gender:	Re: Conroy's sneak attack on Freedom of Press Reply #55 - Mar 15^th, 2013 at 1:12pm The_Barnacle wrote on Mar 15^th, 2013 at 1:03pm: So these laws might stop phone hacking? No wonder the Murdoch press is having such a whine about it. I don't really know if they would, but it would be hoped that the legislation would make the media think twice before doing so.
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Reply #56 - Mar 15^th, 2013 at 4:39pm

Peter Freedman wrote on Mar 14^th, 2013 at 6:16pm:

Red, that's a statement not an explanation. Conroy's legislation only kicks in AFTER publication......how the bugger can that be censorship?

how the hell is that NOT censorship? you get punished after-the-fact once and after that... you toe the line as indicated by the govt censor. It is as effecitvely a censorship regime as if someone had to approve articles pre-publication.

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Reply #57 - Mar 15^th, 2013 at 4:43pm

Dnarever wrote on Mar 15^th, 2013 at 12:27pm:

Katter backs media reforms to curb 'biased' press

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/katter-backs-media-reforms-to-curb-biased-press-20130312-2fymv.html#ixzz2NZUkYm1V

A key crossbencher has provided qualified support for the Gillard government's proposed media law reforms, with Bob Katter saying that he was concerned about ''biased'' and ''irresponsible'' reporting.

Mr Katter told Fairfax Media on Wednesday that while he would wait to see the legislation before deciding how he would vote, he agreed with Communications Minister Stephen Conroy that ''something needed to be done'' about an often irresponsible press.

so now the arguable mentally unbalanced lunatic Bob Katter supports it... well do you need a better indication of how bad it must be then???

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Reply #58 - Mar 15^th, 2013 at 4:44pm

Dnarever wrote on Mar 15^th, 2013 at 12:37pm:

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Senator Conroy's reforms propose a government-appointed enforcer and sanctions which, if utilised, would remove exemptions from the privacy act for media organisations - effectively gagging reporting.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/cabinet-rolled-in-conroy-media-reform-ambu...

Wow how terrible the media may not be exempt from the privacy act, that is outragious imagine if the media were not allowed to do what we would be breaking the law if we did.

they already have those exemptions. where have you been?

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Reply #59 - Mar 15^th, 2013 at 4:45pm

Dnarever wrote on Mar 15^th, 2013 at 12:47pm:

Lobo wrote on Mar 15^th, 2013 at 12:43pm:

Dnarever wrote on Mar 15^th, 2013 at 12:37pm:

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Senator Conroy's reforms propose a government-appointed enforcer and sanctions which, if utilised, would remove exemptions from the privacy act for media organisations - effectively gagging reporting.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/cabinet-rolled-in-conroy-media-reform-ambu...

Wow how terrible the media may not be exempt from the privacy act, that is outragious imagine if the media were not allowed to do what we would be breaking the law if we did.

Isn't this what Murdoch thought he had the right to do in England?

You really believe they don't do it in Australia too?

a bit of evidence wouldnt go astray in an accusatiion like that. the UK tabloids have been terrible for decades. it has never been like that here - except of course when the media supported labor. then it was all ok.

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