How much money did they pay the polititians to rush these laws through??????

John Howard and his mates must have recieved a large bonus for pushing through the new media laws that will also have the added benefit of allowing media moguls to control the polititians who are in power! By focussing their support behind someone now they have the power to control that support accross the nation and input whoever the media want as prime minister or premier!

What a corrupt country we live in, freedom of the press will be dead and news will be based on the perception or needs of the media moguls.

And they get paid so much these polititians by the media that they push it through parliament without adequate debate.

Sad Sad Sad, we should be investigating all liberal party donations over the next 12 months to 2 years becuase we will then know if it was $millions or $billions the media moguls paid mister howard and his party to get these laws rushed through. But then that won't happen becuase there will not be enough diversity in the media to go out and challenge the polititians.


Media laws to be rushed through

October 18, 2006 09:51am
Article from: AAP

NEW media laws will be rushed through federal Parliament today after the Government moved to gag debate in the House of Representatives.

The laws lift 20-year-old limits on how many television stations, radio stations and newspapers can be owned by a single media proprietor in a market.

Once the laws are passed, companies will be able to own any media assets provided there are at least five operators in mainland capitals and four in rural centres.

The Bills last week passed the Senate after the Government agreed to changes at the urging of Nationals MPs concerned they would limit diversity in rural areas.

Chief among the concessions is a ban on one company owning more than two formats - newspapers, television or radio - in any market.

The Government plans to force the Bills through the lower house, where it has a clear majority, before question time at 2pm (AEST) today.

The Government's leader in the House of Representatives, Tony Abbott, said he had asked the Opposition to wrap up its arguments before 2pm.

"The Government did suggest to the opposition that all speakers on the speaking list could be heard before Question Time," Mr Abbott told Parliament.

"The Opposition, for all sorts of reasons, didn't want to ensure the debate was finished by question time, so ... for that reason I am moving this way," he said.