Australians fear laws denying them basic information
Every major daily Australian newspaper, including The Australian Financial Review, blacked out their front pages on Monday, while metropolitan and regional TV and radio broadcasters ran commercials on Sunday night and Monday morning highlighting a government culture that attempts to cover up information that is in the public interest but may be embarrassing.
All of Australia’s major media organisations have joined forces to call for reforms to protect public interest journalism in Australia. The Australia’s Right to Know coalition includes Nine, News Corp, the ABC, SBS, The Guardian, and journalists’ union the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance. The campaign, an unprecedented show of unity between competitors, is pushing for stronger protections for media freedom after years of perceived deterioration. The outlets are seeking to combat a growing culture of secrecy that restricts journalists’ ability to hold the powerful to account.
The Australian
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