ABC Independence… HERE WE GO AGAIN 22 Sep 202121 Oct 2021 There are rumours that the ABC is about to hold another review into its complaints system. The last one, in 2009, recommended the abolition of the Independent Complaints Review Panel,…
AFP… THE SECRET STATE SURVIVES 5 Jun 202116 Jun 2021 Almost exactly two years ago, the Australian Federal Police executed a search warrant at the ABC’s headquarters in Ultimo, Sydney. That raid, and the search the day before of News…
Alumni Articles… WHO’S TO JUDGE? 29 May 20216 Jun 2021 In Part 2 of this essay on issues surrounding defamation law (see Part 1: ‘Ghosts Can’t Sue’), Jonathan Holmes looks at the Federal Court, which has become the forum of…
ABC Programs… Ghosts Can’t Sue 2 May 20213 Sep 2021 The three-part investigation of the 1979 Luna Park Ghost Train fire by the ABC’s Exposed team reminded Jonathan Holmes of the time almost forty years ago when Four Corners took…
AFP… Committee falls short on media freedom 1 Aug 202025 Apr 2021 The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security published its long-awaited report on “the impact of the exercise of law enforcement and intelligence powers on the freedom of the press”…
AFP… ABC loses AFP raid challenge 17 Feb 202025 Apr 2021 In February 2020 the ABC suffered a crushing defeat in the Federal Court, in its challenge to the validity of an AFP search warrant on its Ultimo headquarters relating to…
AFP… Australian media unite to demand government change laws after AFP raids 26 Jun 201921 Apr 2021 Australian media unite to demand government change laws after AFP raidsABC, News Corp and Nine call for legislation to protect journalists and whistleblowers, saying a free press must be ‘entrenched…
ABC Independence… Information is power: National Press Club address by ABC Managing Director David Anderson 26 Jun 201921 Apr 2021 Information is power: National Press Club address by ABC Managing Director David AndersonAddress by ABC Managing Director, David Anderson to the National Press Club panel session Press Freedom: On the…
AFP… The law shouldn’t care about the government’s hurt feelings 25 Jun 201921 Apr 2021 The law shouldn’t care about the government’s hurt feelingsThe ABC's court challenge over the AFP raids will put Australia's freedoms to the test. Hopefully we come out with the right…
Media Law & Media Freedom Louis Theroux delves into right-wing extremism and press freedom ahead of Australian tour 21 Jun 201921 Apr 2021 ‘They have been risible’: Louis Theroux’s warning as far right moves mainstreamThe award-winning filmmaker shares his thoughts on the rise of extremism in society and press freedom ahead of his…
