Final Report

Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (Fair and Balanced) Bill 2017

16 February 2018

© Commonwealth of Australia 2018
ISBN 978-1-76010-708-6

View the report as a single document - (PDF 128KB)

View the report as separate downloadable parts:

Committee membership (PDF 21KB)
Inquiry into the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (Fair and Balanced) Bill 2017 (PDF 53KB)

Referral
Purpose of the bill
Conduct of the inquiry
Reports of other committees
Support for the bill
Issues raised in submissions
Committee view
Labor Senators' dissenting report (PDF 16KB)
Australian Greens' dissenting report (PDF 20KB)
Appendix 1 - Submissions (PDF 6KB)

Committee Secretariat contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 3526
ec.sen@aph.gov.au

About this inquiry

This bill would amend the Corporation's Charter to require the ABC's service to be 'fair' and 'balanced'.