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

Mr President, once again, those opposite are blocking the passage of the bills. Then they stand up and say, 'It's a disgrace. You haven't passed the bill.' Do not block it! We have introduced reforms that see more Australians watching live sport than ever before. We know exactly what your position is. It has been communicated many times. The issue that has been at debate is that you and the Greens have decided to block the entire package on the basis of an agreement reached between the AFL and other sporting codes about reducing the number of matches that would be on the antisiphoning list, and, despite the front page of the Australian, which as always you take as your mouthpiece, as your propaganda vehicle, and which completely and utterly misrepresented the position, there is currently an antisiphoning list that protects these sports. We were seeking, with agreement, to reduce that. That has not been possible because you— (Time expired)