Kevin Rudd’s petition calling for royal commission into media backed by head of Queensland councils

Media organisations of all kinds are failing regional audiences, according to a mayor who also represents local councils across Queensland.

Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) president Mark Jamieson has backed former prime minister Kevin Rudd’s petition for a royal commission into Australia’s media landscape.

The LGAQ represents the state’s 77 councils, many of which lost their local newspapers when News Corp shifted…