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Journalists must be protected in police investigations. Here's our five point plan for reform

  • Written by Rebecca Ananian-Welsh, Associate Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland

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...

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