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The article reports that statistics from IBISworld indicate that free-to-air and pay television combined have surpassed the revenue share of newspapers. However, print media is still ahead if magazines are included. Meanwhile, the Internet is now earning almost three times the revenue of radio after less than a decade of commercial existence.

Reports that although the information highway in favorable, newspapers and magazines still remain the number one source on information service. Strategic role in planning; Newspapers and magazines as bargains; Other information services too expensive.

Reports on the launching of `The Star & SA Times' newspaper by Australian Provincial Newspapers (APN). Plans to produce papers for ethnic market by APN major shareholder Tony O'Reilly.

Focuses on the solicitation of comment from the media industry on a discussion paper released by the office of the Communications Minister Helen Coonan about cross-media and foreign media ownership in Australia. Speculation on the failure of the longstanding reforms of the government; Risk to independent and diversified media coverage; Probability of allowing media proprietors to own multiple television, newspapers and radio in a single market.