The Independent Media Inquiry Consultation Page
Public Notice calling for submissions
The following advertisement was published on 28 September 2011.
Issues Paper
On 28 September 2011 the inquiry released a short Issues Paper.
Independent Media Inquiry Issues Paper (PDF, 52.9 KB) 
Independent Media Inquiry Issues Paper (RTF, 1.2 MB)
Letters to stakeholders
Following the publication of the Notice and Issues Paper, the Chair of the inquiry wrote to select individuals, organisations, trade associations and the like, asking them to make submissions.
- Example of letter to Editors (PDF, 96.9 KB)
- Example of letter to Editors (RTF, 1.1 MB)
- Example of letter to former Editors (PDF, 91.8 KB)
- Example of letter to former Editors (RTF, 1.1 MB)
- Example of letter to APC Chair (PDF, 90.6 KB)
- Example of letter to APC Chair (RTF, 1.1 MB)
- Example of letter to former APC Chairs (PDF, 89.0 KB)
- Example of letter to former APC Chairs (RTF, 1.1 MB)
- Example of letter to Academics (PDF, 86.4 KB)
- Example of letter to Academics (RTF, 1.1 MB)
- Example of letter to ABC Managing Director (PDF, 90.9 KB)
- Example of letter to ABC Managing Director (RTF, 2.6 MB)
Submissions
When making a submission, please attach this cover sheet.
The following submissions to the inquiry have been published.
- Response from the ABC to the Inquiry's letter Part 1 (PDF, 233.0 KB)
- Response from the ABC to the Inquiry's letter Part 2 (PDF, 437.8 KB)
- Response from Australian Press Council to Inquiry's letter (PDF, 139.2 KB)
- Australian Press Council—Part 1 (PDF, 505.4 KB)
- Australian Press Council—Part 2 (PDF, 89.7 KB)
- Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (PDF, 501.7 KB)
- Dr Johan Lidberg (PDF, 450.9 KB)
- Peter Mair (PDF, 86.3 KB)
- Samuel L. (PDF, 41.2 KB)
- Dr Joseph M Fernandez. (PDF, 117.5 KB)
- Pat Burrows. (PDF, 13.6 KB)
- Hon Doug Drummond QC. (PDF, 38.3 KB)
- Australian Greens Leader Senator Bob Brown - Part 1 (PDF, 132.4 KB)
- Australian Greens Leader Senator Bob Brown - Part 2 (PDF, 707.9 KB)
- Australian Greens Leader Senator Bob Brown Letter (PDF, 30.8 KB)
- Dr Ian F Turnbull (PDF, 30.8 KB)
- Institute of Public Affairs (PDF, 401.1 KB)
- John Corker (PDF, 91.7 KB)
- Ninemsn (PDF, 123.0 KB)
- Eric Beecher (PDF, 205.1 KB)
- Institute for Ethics Governance and Law (PDF, 367.8 KB)
- Property Review Australia (PDF, 35.3 KB)
- APN News & Media (PDF, 485.7 KB)
- Law Council of Australia (PDF, 381.3 KB)
- Seven West Media (PDF, 109.1 KB)
- Newspaper Publishers Association (PDF, 4.6 MB)
- Lawrence Reddaway (PDF, 94.8 KB)
- Matthew Moran (PDF, 249.7 KB)
- Professor Denis Cryle (PDF, 598.2 KB)
- Bill Birnbauer (PDF, 303.7 KB)
- Dr Richard Stanton (PDF, 26.2 KB)
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation (PDF, 142.3 KB)
- Michael O'Connell, Commissioner for Victims Rights (PDF, 90.8 KB)
- Country Press Australia (PDF, 1.6 MB)
- Peter Browne (PDF, 73.0 KB)
- Warwick Brown - Part 1 (PDF, 263.5 KB)
- Warwick Brown - Part 2 (PDF, 61.6 KB)
- Felicity Arthur (PDF, 380.7 KB)
- Professor Mark Pearson (PDF, 57.5 KB)
- Hunter Institute of Mental Health (for the Mindframe National Media Initiative) (PDF, 124.9 KB)
- DMG Radio (Australia) (PDF, 379.9 KB)
- Australian Rural Publishers' Association (PDF, 14.3 KB)
- Dr Glen Fuller (PDF, 67.7 KB)
- Susan Forde Michael Meadows Kerrie Foxwell - Griffith Centre for Cultural Research (PDF, 305.9 KB)
- Professor Ken McKinnon (PDF, 92.9 KB)
- Victoria Marles (PDF, 123.5 KB)
- SBS (PDF, 154.0 KB)
- ARC Linkage Grant LP0989758 'Vulnerability and the News Media' Research Project (PDF, 359.6 KB)
- Denis Muller (PDF, 196.6 KB)
- Organization of News Ombudsmen (PDF, 202.1 KB)
- Professor Brian McNair (PDF, 895.3 KB)
- WorkDay Media (PDF, 479.2 KB)
- Avaaz (PDF, 742.8 KB)
- Delimiter (PDF, 98.5 KB)
- Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (PDF, 351.0 KB)
- West Australian Newspapers-Part 1 (PDF, 62.0 KB)
- West Australian Newspapers-Part 2 (PDF, 6.0 MB)
- West Australian Newspapers-Part 3 (PDF, 37.7 KB)
- West Australian Newspapers-Part 4 (PDF, 1.7 MB)
- News Limited (PDF, 637.6 KB)
- Australian Associated Press (PDF, 252.4 KB)
- Professor David Flint AM (PDF, 641.8 KB)
- Fairfax Media Ltd (PDF, 338.5 KB)
- Department of Media and Communications, University of Sydney (PDF, 139.7 KB)
- Professor Chris Nash-Part 1 (PDF, 28.1 KB)
- Professor Chris Nash-Part 2 (PDF, 148.9 KB)
- Professor Lesley Hitchens (PDF, 161.3 KB)
- Dr Margaret Simons (PDF, 215.9 KB)
- Communications Law Centre - UTS (PDF, 406.0 KB)
- Dr Sarah Sorial (PDF, 29.4 KB)
- Associate Professor David McKnight & Dr Penny O'Donnell (PDF, 110.5 KB)
- Gary Scanlan (PDF, 87.4 KB)
- Professor Wendy Bacon-Part 1 (PDF, 386.3 KB)
- Professor Wendy Bacon-Part 2 (PDF, 122.5 KB)
- Dr Helen Pringle (PDF, 224.0 KB)
- Public Interest Journalism Foundation (PDF, 67.8 KB)
- Dr Rhonda Breit (PDF, 195.7 KB)
- Castan Centre for Human Rights Law-Part 1 (PDF, 136.3 KB)
- Castan Centre for Human Rights Law Part-2 (PDF, 58.5 KB)
- The Global Mail (PDF, 70.0 KB)
- Commercial Radio Australia Ltd (PDF, 574.5 KB)
- Associate Professor Paul Jones (PDF, 332.3 KB)
- Australian Privacy Foundation (PDF, 131.0 KB)
- Gilbert + Tobin, Centre for Public Law (PDF, 56.5 KB)
Hearings
The Inquiry held public meetings is Melbourne, Sydney and Perth
Below are schedules of the public hearings.
- Schedule of Melbourne hearings 8-9 Nov 2011 (PDF, 95.6 KB)
Schedule of Melbourne hearings 8-9 Nov 2011 (DOC, 552.5 KB) - Schedule of Sydney hearings 16-18 Nov 2011 (PDF, 30.2 KB)
- Schedule of Sydney hearings 16-18 Nov 2011 (DOC, 555.5 KB)
- Schedule of Perth hearings 6 Dec 2011 (PDF, 61.6 KB)
- Schedule of Perth hearings 6 Dec 2011 (DOC, 546.5 KB)
- Schedule of Melbourne Hearings 8 Dec (PDF, 63.1 KB)
- Schedule of Melbourne Hearings 8 Dec (DOC, 547.0 KB)
Transcripts
- Opening statement by Chair of Media Inquiry 8 November 2011 (PDF, 18.8 KB)
- Opening statement by Chair of Media Inquiry 8 November 2011 (RTF, 42.8 KB)
- Transcript of Melbourne hearings 8 November 2011 (PDF, 387.2 KB)
- Transcript of Melbourne hearings 8 November 2011 (RTF, 826.7 KB)
- Transcript of Melbourne hearings 9 November 2011 (PDF, 807.1 KB)
- Transcript of Melbourne hearings 9 November 2011 (RTF, 666.6 KB)
- Annotated transcript of Paul Chadwick's opening-statement to the Independent Media Inquiry (PDF, 423.8 KB)
- Annotated transcript of Paul Chadwick's opening-statement to the Independent Media Inquiry (RTF, 35.2 KB)
- Transcript of Sydney hearings 16 November 2011 (PDF, 481.0 KB)
- Transcript of Sydney hearings 16 November 2011 (DOC, 550.5 KB)
- Transcript of Sydney hearings 17 November 2011 (PDF, 399.1 KB)
- Transcript of Sydney hearings 17 November 2011 (DOC, 458.5 KB)
- Transcript of Sydney hearings 18 November 2011 (PDF, 327.5 KB)
- Transcript of Sydney hearings 18 November 2011 (DOC, 395.5 KB)
- Transcript of Perth hearings 6 December 2011 (PDF, 418.4 KB)
- Transcript of Perth hearings 6 December 2011 (DOC, 482.5 KB)
- Transcript of Melbourne hearings 8 December 2011 (PDF, 479.9 KB)
- Transcript of Melbourne hearings 8 December 2011 (DOC, 559.5 KB)
On 5 December 2011 the Inquiry accepted an invitation from The West Australian newspaper to view its operations and attend an afternoon editorial conference.
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