Web. The Federal Government's bill to change media ownership and regulation has passed the Senate 31 votes to 27. “2012, Convergence review: final report.” Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy. Stuart Cunningham and Sue Turnbull. The Broadcasting Services Act 1992 tells us how we define these companies. Cunningham summarises the current main arguments used by those who object to government regulation: that as Australia has a small population, its media and communications market requires ‘increased private-sector investment’ (85).