Division
The majority voted against [amendments (1), (2) and (3)](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2018-05-10.59.1) moved by Greens Senator [Sarah Hanson-Young](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/sa/sarah_hanson-young), which means they failed. Senator Hanson-Young explained that: > *Basically, what these amendments do is correct the problem that we have had with this piece of legislation from the beginning: that there is an ideological blindness that's been drawn into this bill. We want to make sure that if you're an Australian publisher, if you're an Australian news outlet, if you employ Australian journalists, if you're reporting Australian news and you're doing it for an Australian audience and you're within that small sphere as outlined by the criteria, you have access to this fund. It shouldn't matter whether you are friends with the government ideologically or not.* ### What does this bill do? The [purpose of the bill](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1718a/18bd085) is: > *to establish a legislative framework for a grant funding scheme, the Regional and Small Publishers Innovation Fund, to be administered by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).* Read more in the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1718a/18bd085).
Senate, 2018-05-10. negative: ayes 30, noes 32.
Question
The majority voted against [amendments (1), (2) and (3)](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2018-05-10.59.1) moved by Greens Senator [Sarah Hanson-Young](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/sa/sarah_hanson-young), which means they failed. Senator Hanson-Young explained that: > *Basically, what these amendments do is correct the problem that we have had with this piece of legislation from the beginning: that there is an ideological blindness that's been drawn into this bill. We want to make sure that if you're an Australian publisher, if you're an Australian news outlet, if you employ Australian journalists, if you're reporting Australian news and you're doing it for an Australian audience and you're within that small sphere as outlined by the criteria, you have access to this fund. It shouldn't matter whether you are friends with the government ideologically or not.* ### What does this bill do? The [purpose of the bill](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1718a/18bd085) is: > *to establish a legislative framework for a grant funding scheme, the Regional and Small Publishers Innovation Fund, to be administered by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).* Read more in the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1718a/18bd085).
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