Introductory: We were appointed by Parliament on 3rd July, 1941, to inquire into and report upon wireless broadcasting within and from Australia, with particular reference to the following questions: (a) Should any and what change be made in the existing laws and practices relating to the control of broadcasting? (b) Are the services now provided...

This 1927 Royal Commission report investigated the radio broadcasting system as it existed and concluded that direct government control over broadcasting was inadvisable. At the same time, the Commission was convinced that the system would benefit from co-operation between Class A and Class B stations and from an overarching supervision by the Postmaster-General’s Department.