“Its a necessary reform”
Media Regulation And Funding Reform of 2023
Rationale
These changes reduce state interference, promote press freedom, and ensure fairer funding for essential public broadcasting services.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
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| 1 | Press Regulation |
State-recognised self-regulation
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No press regulation at all
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| 2 | Public Broadcasting Funding |
Major public broadcaster (multi-channel; ad-free; funded by general taxation)
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Limited public broadcaster (news/education remit; funded by small household levy)
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Public Broadcasting FundingProposer
Party
Liberal Center
This is a pragmatic center-liberal party focused on modernizing governance and driving economic innovation. Rejecting ideological extremism, it delivers data-driven solutions and reforms to secure growth and opportunity for all.
Core pillars
Olivia Whitfield
Activist · Age 55
A decorated military strategist turned academic, her razor-sharp policy papers on defense restructuring made her a celebrity scholar before an ill-fated debate exposed her painful public speaking gaps.
Timeline
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Draft7 November 2023
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Vote Open7 November 2023
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Vote Closed6 January 2024
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Became Law6 January 2024
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
National Assembly
PassedFor: 47 / 100 seats (47.0%)
Against: 35 · Abstained: 18 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Socialist Of The Northsea | 16 | Yes | Its a necessary reform |
| Liberal Center Proposer | 31 | Yes | No reason given |
| Northsea National Union | 18 | Abstain | We support a leaner public broadcaster focused on essential news and education, but abolishing all press regulation goes further than necessary. NNU supports a free and independent media alongside reasonable standards of accountability. As this bill bundles a sensible funding reform with complete deregulation, we will abstain. |
| The Northsea Rally | 35 | No | We cannot accept a fully-free media with no conditions. Such reform has to go through a constitutional reform. |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“We support a leaner public broadcaster focused on essential news and education, but abolishing all press regulation goes further than necessary. NNU supports a free and independent media alongside reasonable standards of accountability. As this bill bundles a sensible funding reform with complete deregulation, we will abstain.”
“We cannot accept a fully-free media with no conditions. Such reform has to go through a constitutional reform.”