Bill
Murdoch Media Inquiry Bill 2023
lapsed, as at 2025-07-21.
- Sponsor
- Hanson-Young
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2023-06-13
- second reading — 2023-06-13
- other — 2025-07-21
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2023-06-13.
The bill would create a parliamentary commission of inquiry into media diversity and the conduct of media outlets in Australia, focusing on the Murdoch media empire's impact on democracy.
The commission would have coercive powers to summon witnesses, compel evidence, and issue search and arrest warrants, with a judge as its sole member appointed by the Senate.
The commission must report to Parliament within one year of starting, with the possibility of an extension by Senate resolution.
- Establishes the Murdoch Media Commission of Inquiry.
- Gives the commission powers to summon witnesses and take evidence.
- Allows the commission to issue search and arrest warrants.
- Requires the commission to report to Parliament within one year.
The Murdoch media empire and other media outlets operating in Australia, as well as the Australian public and democracy.
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