Original article by Dominic White
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 30 : 29-Feb-16

The Coalition’s party room will be asked to endorse proposed changes to cross-media ownership laws on 1 March 2016, after the reforms were approved by Cabinet. Meanwhile, Communications Minister Mitch Fifield has downplayed the Opposition’s concerns that the reforms could increase News Corp Australia’s market power in the local media sector. He has also ruled out merging the ABC and SBS, and says TV broadcasting licence fees are being reviewed as part of the Budget process.

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