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Labor divided on media diversity royal commission

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A divided Labor Party will not back former prime minister Kevin Rudd’s calls for a royal commission into media ownership in Australia, despite a Senate inquiry recommending the move.

The Labor and Greens majority Senate committee on Thursday recommended a judicial inquiry with the powers of a royal commission be established after finding Australia’s media laws are “weak, fragmented and inconsistent”.

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Miranda Ward is a journalist covering media and marketing for The Australian Financial Review based in the Sydney office. Connect with Miranda on Twitter. Email Miranda at miward@afr.com
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