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Coalition ministers lobby Scott Morrison to save local newspapers

· Updated May 5 2022 - 11:31am, first published May 4 2022 - 5:30pm

The Coalition is formulating a policy response to the regional news crisis brought on by a sudden increase in newsprint costs, according to multiple senior ministers.

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Dan Jervis-Bardy

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Federal Politics Reporter

Dan covers federal politics from Parliament House, with a special focus on climate policy and the NDIS. He has previously reported on ACT politics and urban affairs since joining the Canberra Times in 2018.

Jamieson Murphy

Jamieson Murphy

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Harley Dennett

Harley Dennett

Public Service Editor

Former federal politics bureau chief for the Canberra Times, via a career that's taken me from rural Victoria to Washington DC. Telling the stories of my local LGBTI community brought me to political journalism, where I've covered eight budgets, four national elections in two countries, Defence, public service and international governance.

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