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The Australian Press Council (APC) was established in 1976 with the goal of promoting high standards of media practice, community access to information of public interest, and freedom of expression through the media. The Council is the leading industry organisation for responding to complaints about Australian newspapers, magazines and digital outlets.[1]
The Council has no legal authority to regulate the press, or to impose fines or other penalties.[2] It relies on the press to voluntarily adhere to its standards of conduct and decisions, and to publish its adjudications of complaints. The Council is funded by its member publishers in the newspaper and magazine industries, receiving the majority of its funding from News Corporation. Government regulation of broadcast media in Australia is the purview by the Australian Communications and Media Authority.