Senate debates

Wednesday, 13 March 2013

Questions without Notice

Media

2:43 pm

Photo of Stephen ConroyStephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy) Share this | Hansard source

At the end of the day we should finally see those opposite exposed as what they are really about. This is just a hate-media attack according to those opposite. This is what you claim: vengeance is what you claim. This has been policy that I have already demonstrated: seven discussion papers throughout 2011; 340 detailed submissions; and over 28,000 comments, and that is just in the convergence review before we get to the Finkelstein inquiry. Many people have many views.

Some might describe today's front page of the Daily Telegraph as colourful. Some might call it that. Senator Murphy's comments could be called colourful. Senator Cameron is always colourful. Not a day goes by without Senator Cameron being colourful. Let us be clear: I am not endorsing anybody's views other than the policy that we are putting forward. We are proceeding to protect diversity. You have a choice in a few weeks— (Time expired)

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