PHOTO: There are local newspapers actively informing communities all over Australia and where the federal government rarely advertises - choosing instead to spend taxpayer-funded advertising budgets with overseas-owned social media platforms. Country Press Australia is asking candidates - and voters - to think about the impact. This is the Wimmera Mail News after their paper was returned from corporate to local ownership earlier this year.
Country Press Australia wants candidates at the upcoming federal election to support a policy demanding a fairer share of government advertising be allocated to regional and local newspapers.
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