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New legislation gives life raft to community TV: ‘A vibrant part of Australia’s media landscape’

Nathan Jolly

February 15, 2024 4:24

New legislation introduced today will secure the on-air future for community television in Australia, overturning a previous bill that put the future of stations at risk.

The Broadcasting Services Amendment (Community Television) Bill 2024 was introduced today by Michelle Rowland MP, Minister for Communications, and is aimed to ensure that C44 Adelaide and C31 Melbourne and Geelong will stay on-air “for the foreseeable future”.

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Nathan Jolly is the Features Editor at Mumbrella. He joined the team in July, 2023.

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Australian Community Television Alliance C31 c44 community TV Michelle Rowland

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