Government agrees to four more measures in media reform package to secure support of Nick Xenophon Team

Days after One Nation senators said they would give ‘conditional’ support to the media reform bill, the Turnbull government claims it has reached an “in-principle” agreement on four measures to secure the support of the Nick Xenophon Team.

The existing government package – which includes licence fee relief for commercial television and radio broadcasters, restrictions on gambling advertising during live sporting events, and the abolishment of the two-out-of-three ownership and 75% reach rules – passed in the House of Representatives in late June, and is currently before the Senate.