Media reforms to pass Senate, way clear for mergers

By Bevan Shields and Lucy Battersby
Updated September 14 2017 - 12:53am, first published 12:46am
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION FOR MEDIA OWNERSHIP LAWS. Stack of newspapers, on air sign, televisions. Collage

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Picture Simon O'Dwyer. 061010. age gen news. pic shows.
A stack of newspapers;
AFR. NEWS.021019. RADIO. ON AIR SIGN IN A BROADCASTING STUDIO ABOVE A CLOCK --- GENERIC RADIO , ABC , BROADCAST ---AFR FIRST USE---.PHOTO BY ROB HOMER /RCH 
PAY T.V.MELB.030522.AFR.PIC BY ERIN JONASSON...  GENERIC HOLD FOR FILES..   PAY TELEVISION IS BEING TURNED OFF BY MORE AND MORE PEOPLE EACH WEEK.
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PHOTO ILLUSTRATION FOR MEDIA OWNERSHIP LAWS. Stack of newspapers, on air sign, televisions. Collage Original pics: Picture Simon O'Dwyer. 061010. age gen news. pic shows. A stack of newspapers; AFR. NEWS.021019. RADIO. ON AIR SIGN IN A BROADCASTING STUDIO ABOVE A CLOCK --- GENERIC RADIO , ABC , BROADCAST ---AFR FIRST USE---.PHOTO BY ROB HOMER /RCH PAY T.V.MELB.030522.AFR.PIC BY ERIN JONASSON... GENERIC HOLD FOR FILES.. PAY TELEVISION IS BEING TURNED OFF BY MORE AND MORE PEOPLE EACH WEEK. ***afrphotos.com***

A dramatic reshaping of Australia's media industry is imminent after the Turnbull government's plan to scrap "outdated and irrelevant" media ownership laws received endorsement from crucial Senate crossbenchers at the end of a day of furious backroom horse trading.

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