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"Australia is now 39th in Reporters Sans Frontiers’
World Press Freedom
Index, a staggering decline of 20 places since 2018. This reflects a fact
acknowledged by both the Morrison and Albanese governments: Australia has a
press freedom problem.
The 2019 AFP raids on News Corp journalist Annika Smethurst and the ABC
prompted two parliamentary inquiries and as many constitutional challenges.
Meanwhile, the prosecutions of whistleblowers David McBride, Witness K and
Richard Boyle revealed the potential consequences for those who expose
government wrongdoing.
Vast and complex security laws, set against an absence of protections unique in
the Western world, have made public interest reporting a risky business for
journalists and their sources.
These problems are well known, but we are yet to see actual law reform to
support public interest journalism."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
