Author Archives: Senator Mitch Fifield

MEDIA RELEASE – Labor’s looming nbn backflip

4 April 2016   After two and half years in Opposition, Labor still do not have an nbn policy and appear to be preparing to backflip from their long held…

TRANSCRIPT – ABC News Breakfast with Paul Kennedy

8.10am 30 March 2016 E & OE KENNEDY: Now to Federal Politics and the Governments shake up on media ownership laws among other things and joining us in the studio…

MEDIA RELEASE – Copyright Tribunal Appointment

29 March 2016 The Government today announced the appointment of the Honourable Justice Andrew Greenwood as President of the Copyright Tribunal of Australia for a three year term commencing on…

MEDIA RELEASE – Communications accessibility: 2016 and beyond

24 March 2016   The Australian Government has released a consultation paper aimed at improving communication options for Australians with disability and ensuring the sustainability of the National Relay Service…

MEDIA RELEASE – AFTRS Council re-appointments

21 March 2016   The Australian Government has re-appointed Professor Julianne Schultz AM FAHA as Chair of the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) Council for a period of…

TRANSCRIPT – Melbourne Press Club Address Q&As with Mark Baker

30 March 2016 1.35 pm   E & OE BAKER: The Minister has agreed to take questions. Our custom at the Press Club is that working journalists come first. I’d…

TRANSCRIPT – ABC Brisbane with Steve Austin

8.35am 23 March 2016   E & OE AUSTIN: You’d know that we have a de facto election campaign underway, one hundred odd days god help us, because of a…

MEDIA RELEASE – Redcliffe Peninsula first to catch cable broadband wave

23 March 2016   Minister for Communications Mitch Fifield joined Member for Petrie, Luke Howarth MP at Woody Point today to announce Redcliffe Peninsula residents will be the first in…