Southern Cross Austereo CEO calls on government to act on reform ‘at earliest possible moment’

Southern Cross Austereo chief executive Grant Blackley has insisted the government should modernise media laws “at its earliest possible moment” as expectation mounted among senior industry executives that change may, indeed, not be far away.

Grant Blackley - Austereo

Blackley reiterated that SCA fully supports reform and said it was also determined to push for further reductions in licence fees.

The comments came as media reform reappeared on the parliamentary agenda with a bill already approved by a newly-formed backbench committee and the Coalition party room.

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