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This is an interesting development in that the news services they have signed seem to be those not owned by Murdoch, i.e. left-leaning Fairfax and Schwartz Medi

This is an interesting development in that the news services they have signed seem to be those not owned by Murdoch, i.e. left-leaning Fairfax and Schwartz Media mastheads. This could be about making sure the first people to make some money out of this are the competitors of those asking for it.

siquick 6y ago
Fairfax is definitely not left leaning anymore, they're owned by Nine Entertainment which was strong ties to the Liberal government. "AUSTRALIA’S MEDIA is more concentrated than in some countries that are under dictatorships, such as Turkey and Russia. The ownership and management of practically all of Australia’s print and television media, with exception to Network 10, have links to the Liberal Party. News Corp, chaired by Rupert Murdoch and majority-owned by the Murdoch family, owns around two-thirds of the print media and is a majority stakeholder in Foxtel and Sky News. Nine Entertainment, which was established by the Liberal-linked Packer family and is chaired by former Liberal member Peter Costello, owns the Nine Network, about a third of Australia’s newspaper publications and subscription television service Stan. Seven West Media, which is majority-owned and chaired by Kerry Stokes, another Liberal supporter, owns Channel 7 and any major newspaper publications that are not owned by News Corp or the Nine Entertainment. Ita Buttrose, another person with links to the Liberal Party, is chairperson of the ABC. Although most of Australia’s media is owned and run by Liberal supporters, there have been times when Australia’s media wasn't biased." https://independentaustralia.net/business/business-display/the-effect-of-right-wing-bias-in-australias-media,14569 https://independentaustralia.net/business/business-display/t...
- caf 6y ago
  "former Liberal member Peter Costello" considerably undereggs the situation. He was deputy federal leader of the Liberals for 13 years, 11 of those as Treasurer in Government. He remained a powerful factional leader for years after that, and as far as I'm aware is still a party member.
- throwaheyy 6y ago
  To be fair though the Liberal party is hardly “right wing” and is more like the centrist faction of the US Democratic Party.
  - thundergolfer 6y ago
    The Liberal party is definitely right wing. It's the party of religious conservatives and big business. The centrist faction of the US Dems are right wing.
  - TheSpiceIsLife 6y ago
    I probably wouldn't use US politics to calibrate my Left <-> Right axis. Edit: As an Australian
thundergolfer 6y ago
Fairfax is right-leaning. Schwartz Media certainly at least publishes some leftists and progressives.

siquick 6y ago

Fairfax is definitely not left leaning anymore, they're owned by Nine Entertainment which was strong ties to the Liberal government. "AUSTRALIA’S MEDIA is more concentrated than in some countries that are under dictatorships, such as Turkey and Russia. The ownership and management of practically all of Australia’s print and television media, with exception to Network 10, have links to the Liberal Party. News Corp, chaired by Rupert Murdoch and majority-owned by the Murdoch family, owns around two-thirds of the print media and is a majority stakeholder in Foxtel and Sky News. Nine Entertainment, which was established by the Liberal-linked Packer family and is chaired by former Liberal member Peter Costello, owns the Nine Network, about a third of Australia’s newspaper publications and subscription television service Stan. Seven West Media, which is majority-owned and chaired by Kerry Stokes, another Liberal supporter, owns Channel 7 and any major newspaper publications that are not owned by News Corp or the Nine Entertainment. Ita Buttrose, another person with links to the Liberal Party, is chairperson of the ABC. Although most of Australia’s media is owned and run by Liberal supporters, there have been times when Australia’s media wasn't biased." https://independentaustralia.net/business/business-display/the-effect-of-right-wing-bias-in-australias-media,14569 https://independentaustralia.net/business/business-display/t...

caf 6y ago
"former Liberal member Peter Costello" considerably undereggs the situation. He was deputy federal leader of the Liberals for 13 years, 11 of those as Treasurer in Government. He remained a powerful factional leader for years after that, and as far as I'm aware is still a party member.
throwaheyy 6y ago
To be fair though the Liberal party is hardly “right wing” and is more like the centrist faction of the US Democratic Party.
- thundergolfer 6y ago
  The Liberal party is definitely right wing. It's the party of religious conservatives and big business. The centrist faction of the US Dems are right wing.
- TheSpiceIsLife 6y ago
  I probably wouldn't use US politics to calibrate my Left <-> Right axis. Edit: As an Australian

thundergolfer 6y ago

Fairfax is right-leaning. Schwartz Media certainly at least publishes some leftists and progressives.