When I get up in the morning and want to know what’s happening in my local community, I reach for my local paper. Tens of thousands of regional South Australians do the same.
The Marshall Liberal Government wants to reduce the local information that’s published in our local papers by allowing councils to put important public notices only on a website.
Country papers are already struggling under huge pressure from the social media giants. Hundreds of country journalists have lost their jobs in recent years. Labor wants to protect these jobs – and your right to local news and information.
Labor is pushing for your council’s public notices to continue to be published in local papers – like the one you’re reading right now!
Yes, it costs councils a few pennies – but isn’t easily-accessible local news and the sustainability of our country newspapers worth it?
Jayne Stinson MP, Shadow Minister for Local Government and Arts