Regulation of Newspapers

Q. Newspapers and magazines are regulated by the Australian Press Council which was established by the media industry and comprises representatives of media organisations and as well as independent members.

From what you read, do you think that the Press Council is doing a good or poor job of regulating newspapers in Australia?

	Total	Vote Labor	Vote Lib/Nat	Vote Greens
Total good	20%	22%	25%	14%
Total poor	25%	26%	22%	37%
Very good job	1%	3%	1%	–
Good job	19%	19%	24%	14%
Neither good nor poor	38%	38%	40%	31%
Poor job	17%	15%	16%	24%
Very poor job	8%	11%	6%	13%
Don’t know	17%	14%	13%	18%

20% believed that the Press Council is doing a good job of regulating newspapers and 25% thought it is doing a poor job. 38% say they are doing neither a good nor poor job and 17% don’t know.

Those most likely to think they are doing a good job were aged under 35 (25%) and Liberal/National voters (25%). Those most likely to think they are doing a poor job were aged 55+ (35%) and Greens voters (37%).