Convergence Review
Since the mid 1990s, convergence has continued to take a hold on the media and telecom industries, and hence, the response to convergence is not so much to be decided in terms of whether, but when.
— World Bank.1
The Convergence Review is an independent review established by the Australian Government to examine the policy and regulatory frameworks that apply to the converged media and communications landscape in Australia.
The Convergence Review Committee is chaired by Glen Boreham with Malcolm Long and Louise McElvogue as committee members.
On this page:
- Convergence Review Interim Report
- Submissions on the Convergence Review Interim Report
- Convergence Review detailed discussion papers
- Submissions to the Convergence Review open call for submissions
- The Convergence Review on Twitter
- Consultation and review timetable
- Committee members
- Background information
Convergence Review Interim Report
Summary: On 15 December 2011, the committee released the Convergence Review Interim Report. The report sets out the committee's vision for fundamental change to the regulatory framework of Australia's digital economy, and identifies key areas for reform.
View publication: Convergence Review Interim Report (PDF, 636.1 KB) | (RTF, 245.4 KB)
Submissions on the Convergence Review Interim Report
The call for submissions on the Convergence Review Interim Report has closed. To see the submissions received on the Interim Report, follow this link:
Convergence Review detailed discussion papers
On 19 September 2011, the committee released five detailed discussion papers to address a range of issues and options for consideration by the committee and stakeholders. Submissions on the detailed discussion papers closed on 28 October 2011.
Submissions on the Convergence Review open call for submissions
The open call for submissions to the Convergence Review has now closed.
To see the submissions received to the open call, including those made in response to the Emerging Issues Paper and the detailed discussion papers, follow this link:
The Convergence Review on Twitter
If you use Twitter, you can follow @converg_review and include the #converg hashtag in convergence-related tweets to add to the discussion.
Consultation and review timetable
To see the timetable for the rest of the review, follow the link below.
Committee members
Find out about the Convergence Review Committee members: Glen Boreham, Malcolm Long and Louise McElvogue.
Committee members
Media release: Convergence Review Committee finalised- Media release: Convergence Review Committee Chair announced
Background information
Find background information on the Convergence Review, including questions and answers, the Convergence Review Background Paper and previous submissions on the draft Terms of Reference.
[1] Regulatory trends in service convergence, The World Bank, Washington D.C. 2007, p.32.
