Attorney-General must approve journalist prosecutions under major secrecy overhaul
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Attorney-General must approve journalist prosecutions under major secrecy overhaul

Journalists will not be prosecuted for breaching certain secrecy laws without the intervention of the Attorney-General,as part of a legal overhaul that will see criminal liability stripped from almost a fifth of Commonwealth of secrecy offences.

  • byAngus Thompson

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Philippine radio anchor is fatally shot while on livestream watched by followers
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Philippine radio anchor is fatally shot while on livestream watched by followers

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines,a press freedom watchdog,said Jumalon was the 199th journalist to be killed in the country since 1986.

  • byJim Gomez
Matter of minutes:Why Cheng Lei did not see her family for three years
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Matter of minutes:Why Cheng Lei did not see her family for three years

The Australian journalist’s comments are the first time she has revealed the reasons for her detention in August 2020.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
Mike Pezzullo and the secret D Notice:A short history
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Mike Pezzullo and the secret D Notice:A short history

The powerful public servant suggested in 2019 a return to the D Notice to suppress press freedom. But what is a D Notice?

  • byTony Wright
‘Honoured to serve’:Home Affairs chief’s years-long push to become public service head revealed
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‘Honoured to serve’:Home Affairs chief’s years-long push to become public service head revealed

A barrage of messages Michael Pezzullo sent to a Liberal powerbroker reveals his drive to oust leading public servants and become Australia’s most senior bureaucrat.

  • byMichael Bachelard andNick McKenzie
‘Modern version of the D Notice’:How the Home Affairs boss tried to stifle press freedom
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‘Modern version of the D Notice’:How the Home Affairs boss tried to stifle press freedom

Michael Pezzullo pushed for the power to censor the media’s reporting of some national security issues after controversial raids on Australian journalists.

  • byMichael Bachelard andNick McKenzie
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Australia’s still dangerously secretive,and it’s our democracy that’s at risk
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Australia’s still dangerously secretive,and it’s our democracy that’s at risk

The laws that protect both whistleblowing and media freedom are manifestly failing in Australia,giving comfort to the corrupt,the unethical and the powerful.

  • byPeter Greste
Prominent Russian journalist brutally beaten by masked attackers
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Prominent Russian journalist brutally beaten by masked attackers

Elena Milashina and lawyer Alexander Nemov were attacked in Chechnya by 12 assailants who beat them with clubs and put guns to their heads.

WA’s top cop vows to probe police raid on journalist’s home
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WA’s top cop vows to probe police raid on journalist’s home

WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch has vowed to review a raid on the home of a Pilbara journalist after the media union accused authorities of “harassment”.

  • byJesinta Burton
It’s crucial for press freedom that whistleblowers are protected,not punished
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It’s crucial for press freedom that whistleblowers are protected,not punished

The Albanese government has talked the talk on press freedom but its failure to intervene in two ongoing cases undermines its commitment to reform.

  • byKieran Pender,Peter Greste andBill Browne
Wikipedia stands its ground over Russian demands to remove war reports
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Wikipedia stands its ground over Russian demands to remove war reports

A Moscow court has fined the non-profit $36,000,saying it had failed to heed requests to remove articles containing “false information” about the war in Ukraine.

  • byFrank Bajak