Increasing the diversity of media ownership
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should use regulation to increase the diversity of publishers and broadcasters in Australia's media industry by, for example, setting a threshold for the maximum market share of any one company.
View on They Vote For You →How each party's members voted
Each bar is 100% of a party's current members in the Senate whom They Vote For You places in one of its seven agreement groups for this policy (its own categories, shown as published). Bars show percentages of members, not vote totals; the number beside each bar is how many members that is. Members They Vote For You says haven't cast enough votes on the policy are counted separately, not in the bars.
- Consistently against
- Almost always against
- Generally against
- Mixture
- Generally for
- Almost always for
- Consistently for
Labor
11 members+5 not enough votes
Liberal
8 members+6 not enough votes
Greens
3 members+2 not enough votes
One Nation
2 members
Jacqui Lambie Network
1 member
Senate President
1 member
Nationals
1 member+1 not enough votes
LNP
1 member+1 not enough votes
Deputy Senate President
1 member
Independent0 members+1 not enough votes
Party breakdown as a table (number of members in each group)
| Party | Consistently against | Almost always against | Generally against | Mixture | Generally for | Almost always for | Consistently for | Not enough votes | Members in bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
| Liberal | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| One Nation | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Senate President | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nationals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| LNP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
All 45 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jenny McAllister (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Nick McKim (Tasmania) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jordon Steele-John (WA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Mehreen Faruqi (NSW) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Larissa Waters (Queensland) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Lidia Thorpe (Victoria) | Independent | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Katy Gallagher (ACT) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 99% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 97% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 96% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 96% |
| Anthony Chisholm (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 96% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 96% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 96% |
| Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania) | Jacqui Lambie Network | Voted consistently for | 96% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted generally for | 84% |
| Penny Wong (SA) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Voted generally for | 77% |
| Murray Watt (Queensland) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Matthew Canavan (Queensland) | LNP | Not enough votes to say | 48% |
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 19% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Bridget McKenzie (Victoria) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Dean Smith (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| James McGrath (Queensland) | LNP | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| James Paterson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Pauline Hanson (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jane Hume (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Raff Ciccone (Victoria) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Alex Antic (SA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Tim Ayres (NSW) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Andrew Bragg (NSW) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Claire Chandler (Tasmania) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Nita Green (Queensland) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Susan McDonald (Queensland) | Nationals | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Matt O'Sullivan (WA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Malcolm Roberts (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Paul Scarr (Queensland) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Tony Sheldon (NSW) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Jess Walsh (Victoria) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Sarah Henderson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Andrew McLachlan (SA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Slade Brockman (WA) | Deputy Senate President | Voted consistently against | 0% |
Votes that make up this policy
The policy position on each vote. Strong votes count more towards a member's agreement score.
- 23 Feb 2021 · SenatePolicy: AyeTreasury Laws Amendment (News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code) Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Media diversity and funding
- 9 May 2018 · SenatePolicy: AyeCommunications Legislation Amendment (Regional and Small Publishers Innovation Fund) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Media diversity
- 14 Sept 2017 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Broadcasting Reform) Bill 2017, Commercial Broadcasting (Tax) Bill 2017 - in Committee - 2-out-of-3 cross media rule
- 14 Sept 2017 · SenatePolicy: No (strong)Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Broadcasting Reform) Bill 2017, Commercial Broadcasting (Tax) Bill 2017 - in Committee - 2-out-of-3 cross media rule
- 14 Sept 2017 · SenatePolicy: No (strong)Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Broadcasting Reform) Bill 2017, Commercial Broadcasting (Tax) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Agree with bills
- 14 Sept 2017 · SenatePolicy: No (strong)Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Broadcasting Reform) Bill 2017 and another - Third Reading - Pass the bills
- 13 Sept 2017 · SenatePolicy: No (strong)Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Broadcasting Reform) Bill 2017, Commercial Broadcasting (Tax) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Agree with bills' main idea
- 21 June 2017 · HousePolicy: No (strong)Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Broadcasting Reform) Bill 2017, Commercial Broadcasting (Tax) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Agree to bills' main idea
- 21 June 2017 · HousePolicy: Aye (strong)Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Broadcasting Reform) Bill 2017, Commercial Broadcasting (Tax) Bill 2017 - Consideration in Detail - 2 out of 3 cross-media control rule
- 21 June 2017 · HousePolicy: No (strong)Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Broadcasting Reform) Bill 2017, Commercial Broadcasting (Tax) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bills
- 30 Nov 2016 · HousePolicy: No (strong)Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Media Reform) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
- 30 Nov 2016 · HousePolicy: Aye (strong)Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Media Reform) Bill 2016 - Consideration in Detail - Cross-media control rule
- 18 Oct 2006 · HousePolicy: No (strong)Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Bill 2006 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
- 18 Oct 2006 · HousePolicy: Aye (strong)Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Bill 2006 - Consideration in Detail - Remove new cross-media ownership laws from bill
- 18 Oct 2006 · HousePolicy: No (strong)Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Bill 2006 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
- 11 Oct 2006 · SenatePolicy: No (strong)Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Bill 2006 and three related bill - Second Reading - Agree with the main idea of the bills