More than 7000 people signed the petition to protect SBS, stop the ads and maintain our multicultural public broadcaster funded fully by government. We were only seeking 5000 signatures. The response has been overwhelming especially considering we had very little publicity. Most people heard about the petition by word of mouth and email. The petition was handed to the Minister’s staff on 8 April 2008. The Minister was unable to attend. Save Our SBS and Senator Conroy’s office will remain in contact regarding SBS and the issues raised in the petition. We will post more details shortly.