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Leading article Australia

Loving the luvvies too much

26 October 2019

9:00 AM

26 October 2019

9:00 AM

When it comes to Coalition governments, Michael Corleone of The Godfather doesn’t normally come to mind. Yet they seem to follow the mafia Don’s advice to ‘Keep your friends close and your enemies closer’. Well, at least the latter part of it.

Take the communications portfolio’s Regional Grant Opportunity Programme. It’s part of a $60 million fund launched by the Turnbull government in 2017 to help regional and smaller publishers improve their business viability and infrastructure.

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