Key Points:
The Federal Government's initial response to the
Convergence Review Final Report deals with television broadcasting
licence fees, Australian content requirements and the 75% audience
reach rule.
The Federal Government's initial response to the Convergence
Review Final Report was released last Friday, dealing with issues
such as television broadcasting licence fees, Australian content
requirements and the removal of the 75% audience reach rule.
However, the package is only a partial response to the broad
ranging recommendations made by the Convergence Review Committee,
with the Federal Government's consideration of the final report
stated to be continuing.
Media ownership is one area of reform which has largely been
left for another day, with the exception of the removal of the 75%
audience reach rule. We are yet to see the Federal Government's
response on widely debated recommendations such as the public
interest test with respect to a change of
