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Government urged to act before more regional journalism jobs go

Max Mason
Max MasonSenior courts and crime reporter

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Regional media businesses are pushing Communications Minister Paul Fletcher to urgently change laws to allow mergers to save journalism jobs following the axing of hundreds of regional journalists by News Corp.

Communications Minister Paul Fletcher: “The government is aware of the many structural challenges facing the entire sector." Janie Barrett

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Max Mason covers insolvency, courts, financial crime, cybercrime and corporate wrongdoing. A Walkley Award winner, Max’s journalism has also received awards from the National Press Club of Australia, the Kennedy Awards and Citibank. Message Max on Signal https://tinyurl.com/MaxMason Connect with Max on Twitter. Email Max at max.mason@afr.com

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