Security committee recommends bare minimum of reform to protect press freedom
- Written by Rebecca Ananian-Welsh, Senior Lecturer, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
In 2019, Australia dropped five places in the World Press Freedom Index. Australia was once the model for press freedom in the Asia-Pacific, but Reporters Without Borders, which collates the index, said:
Australia […] is now characterised by its threats to the confidentiality of sources and to investigative journalism.
These criticisms...
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