The federal government has slammed reported moves by media mogul Gina Rinehart to claim three seats on the Fairfax Media board, and an editorial say.
But it says there's little it can practically do to support journalistic independence.
The world's richest woman, who now owns 18 percent of the embattled media group, has previously been refused a board position because she would not sign Fairfax's Charter of Editorial Independence.
Unions representing print worker, meanwhile, have confirmed they'll confront Fairfax before Fair Work Australia tomorrow over plans to close two printing presses in Sydney and Melbourne.
A total of 1,900 jobs are slated to go, as part of drastic restructuring.
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