Michelle Rowland
Michelle Rowland is an Australian politician and member of the Australian Labor Party, currently serving as the Minister for Communications. She has been vocal in advocating for policies that support the media industry, including the proposed news bargaining incentive aimed at ensuring that digital platforms compensate Australian media outlets fairly for the news content they share. Rowland emphasizes the importance of these agreements in addressing funding gaps within the media sector and has been involved in navigating the challenges posed by international trade tensions, particularly in relation to the United States.
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Countries Mentioned
| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 5 | 5.40 | 0.45% | +20% | 25,499,884 | 138,086 | $1,380,000 | 7,473$ |
| Totals | 5 | 25,499,884 | 138,086 | $1,380,000 | 7,473$ |
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Each country's color is based on "Mentions" from the table above.
Recent Mentions
Australia:
Federal Attorney-General Michelle Rowland billed taxpayers $21,685 for flights and travel allowance for a family trip.
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Australia:
Michelle Rowland is reported to have billed taxpayers more than $20,000 for her family's travel.
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Australia:
Labor frontbencher Michelle Rowland showed up at the funeral.
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Australia:
Attorney-General Michelle Rowland's office was unable to question whether such a review should be happening.
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Australia:
Attorney-General Michelle Rowland said she was 'deeply saddened' to learn of the boy’s 'tragic' death.
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Jamaica:
Attorney-General Michelle Rowland said she welcomed the court’s finding that the government had acted lawfully in terminating the lease.
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Australia:
Michelle Rowland is the Attorney-General who proposed the FOI changes.
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Australia:
Michelle Rowland is the Labor communications minister who praised Ita Buttrose's leadership at the ABC.
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Australia:
Wells and the former minister Michelle Rowland sat on key recommendations from the Bean review into Optus’ previous major outage in 2023 for 17 months.
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United Kingdom:
Michelle Rowland stated that Mr Palmer is not a 'foreign investor' and is not entitled to any benefits under Australia’s free trade and investment agreements.
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