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Nick Xenophon Team leader Senator Nick Xenophon in the viewfinder of a television camera at Parliament House in Canberra
Nick Xenophon Team leader Senator Nick Xenophon in the viewfinder of a television camera at Parliament House in Canberra Source: AAP

The Turnbull Government's controversial media reforms have passed the Senate after reaching a deal with key crossbenchers.The Coalition has agreed to a sixty-million-dollar fund to help smaller operators and an investigation into the influence of global giants Google and Facebook.


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By Gareth Boreham, Thảo Hồ

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The Turnbull Government's controversial media reforms have passed the Senate after reaching a deal with key crossbenchers.The Coalition has agreed to a sixty-million-dollar fund to help smaller operators and an investigation into the influence of global giants Google and Facebook.


Debate on the Government's media law reforms went on long into the night (Thu).

 

And with their future hanging on his team's three crucial votes, Senator Nick Xenophon was all but over the line.

 


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