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How Labor can make the grade with Rudd : Comments
By James McConvill, published 16/1/2007Kevin Rudd should ignore the commentators, stop citing Hayek and start talking to the Australian public.
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More recently, I sent Kevin (my local MP) a copy of a submission which I made to a senate inquiry on media policy. My main thrust was that policy should follow the following principles:
1. Media policy should be directed to the benefit of end-users and the community at large, rather to any particular vested interests.
2. Policy should not discriminate between modes of delivery in terms of content, geographical reach or other factors. All modes of delivery should be able to provide whatever content is technically feasible for that mode no content should be reserved to a particular mode of delivery.
That is, with the rapid expansion of new technology and access to worldwide media, the government should not impose arbitrary restrictions and limits on content.
Kevin either didn't read my letter or failed to understand it, he responded welcoming my support for the ALP's view that media ownership should be subject to detailed restrictions. Not much communicating there, Kevin.