Policy positions

LINA works with Australian Commonwealth and State governments to enact policy mechanisms and fund projects that will foster a vibrant, diverse and sustainable news media landscape. 

As an industry association, LINA works to provide capacity building support for local and independent newsrooms. Many of these are very small or emerging news organisations, whose unique challenges and needs haven’t always been reflected in policy. LINA engages with elected representatives through meetings, public hearings and policy submissions. To be represented by LINA, member newsrooms must be independent and meet a set of high editorial and organisational standards.

Key priorities

Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) eligibility for not-for-profits producing public interest journalism

Legislated government advertising spend

Updated Local Government Acts

Eligibility for grant programs

Other engagement

News Media Bargaining Code/News Bargaining Incentive

News Media Assistance Program (News MAP)

Let’s solve together

Find out how you can work with LINA to support Australian’s access to public interest journalism. 

Murdoch media inquiry

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