Paul Fletcher (Bradfield, Liberal Party, Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts) Share this | Hansard source

Well, again, I make the point that we could work through a number of possible outcomes. Our focus is on getting this bill passed into law so that the code comes into force, so we are then in a position to designate and, of course, to register news media businesses, which is the requirement on the other side. Our whole intention is to establish this so that deals are done, either commercially or through arbitration. We're focused on getting outcomes for news media businesses of all sizes, and passing this bill is a key step toward achieving that outcome.

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