Senator Fielding was not the only Senator who voted for the media law change.
Why pick on the only Senator,who does not follow the Australian Mono Political system of LIBLAB.
No media baron has ever stood up for the independent voice.
Over the last century Australians have been sheparded like sheep to believe whatever the media says.
The majority of Australians I talk to did not want Telstra sold.
If one independent voice spoke out for the people's wishes it was always the media circus that wins the day.
The advertising revenue that the State and Federal governments control over the media is the issue not who owns what media outlet.
The largest advertisers are the government of the day,as such they dictate what the public read.
Some days the paper will even put up a laim editorial,knowing the next day the Government will publish a full paid add in the next edition.
The Australian Media is being manipulated just like in the days of Soviet Union.
Welcome to the Peoples Republic of Australia,long live the sheep.

Yes Sally you're right.

I'm very scared about the changes in media. Howard doesnt yet seemed to have worked out that Bush doesnt make foreign policy any more (at least not by himself) Where are the media informing Australians about what they really need to know?

All we get on commercial TV is dance competitions, so-called current affairs and endless trivia.
God help us. Thanks Steve Fielding and all the others who gave us the new media laws which take us back to teh dark ages.

On the subject of media in the pockets of political parties.

It just ain't democracy - Neo-Economedia.

The Australian motto of a fair go in Politics appears to be flawed when major political parties are awarded $1.97 per vote.

The cost the Australian Tax payers is around the $60 000 000 dollar mark, paidout at the end of each election to those candidates who have received more than 4% + in the electoral votes.

Liberal and Labor normally pocket around $20 000 000 dollars each. With the outstanding amount going to other fringe parties such as the Greens.

It is disturbing to find that Corporate Media have already been given in advance a chunk of the presumed votes dividends for advertising the major parties.

It is then the media's job because of the large amount of future advertising contracts at stake, to push the political parties who has spent more advertising dollars with their business.

A communist agenda of mock and ridicule are part of the strategy to protect these lucrative contracts on behalf of those who are frightened of losing their jobs.

It time to Break the Bond

These politicians have no idea
only interested in their own agenda

maybe if you ever get to it, email me and look at the Australian people Party's constitution.

And also if you knew something about me you would understand.
Not some back room polly but a real person, not like some of the people that come here.

email:swulrich@bigpond.net.au

Really what have you got to lose they have already taken everything.

Please all of you don't get upset, Connie Rice will be back soon to tell us what our foriegn policy will be, she may even give us a peek at what our enviromental policy will be in the future.

Is anyone else here concerned that somebody who has such poor understanding of something as fundamental as media ownership could be elected to participate in the running of the country?