Australias media ownership laws were drafted during an analogue era before the internet when the media landscape was dominated by print newspapers and commercial radio and tv services advances in technology now allow digital content from anywhere in the world to be accessed instantly through computers smartphones or smart tvs. 2020 media law reforms in australia just over one year after the australian competition and consumer commission accc released its digital platform inquiry final report1 dpi australias media regulatory landscape is finally set for a shake up with reforms to address largely unregulated online media platforms anticipated for late 2020. Media law ethics in australia introduction journalism in free speech democracies or countries striving to be share some universal principles that are applicable across all similar social and political systems these include the pursuit of truth the valuing of objectivity the principle of fairness and the practice of accuracy. Australian media law details and explains the complex case law legislation and regulations governing media practice in areas as diverse as journalism advertising multimedia and broadcasting it examines the issues affecting traditional forms of media such as television radio film and newspapers as well as for recent forms such as the internet online forums and digital technology in a clear and accessible format