Regional media businesses have been agitating for reforms as they battle to survive,but the government first wants to see the effects of recent reforms play out.
A week after the national media launched its campaign,Christian Porter says press freedom has"never been absolute".
The Sydney Morning Herald finished the financial year as the most read news title in the country with almost 8 million people reading articles in June across print and digital.
Nine Entertainment Co is in discussions with Google about how to make more money from YouTube after a 1 million subscriber milestone for 60 Minutes.
Executives and analysts expect regional television broadcasters,radio networks and outdoor advertisers could look to strike media mergers in the next 12 months
A media lobby group has criticised grim forecasts of 20 per cent declines in newspaper advertising amid strong readership on major titles.
Media executives have shared condolences for former Fairfax Media chief financial officer David Housego who died on Tuesday aged 58 after a period of sickness.
The offices of The Canberra Times in Fyshwick could go under the hammer.
The Nine-owned publication was read by 7.49 million people over the month across print and digital assets.
Early editions of the Daily Telegraph carried pages from rival masthead the Sydney Morning Herald after a production issue.
Antony Catalano says he expects to face stiff challenges if successful.