It comes after the Australian Federal Police carried out two raids on media within 24 hours.
The home of News Corp journalist Annika Smethurst was raided on Tuesday, in relation to a story about a secret government plan to spy on Australians. The Sydney headquarters of the ABC were raided the next day, in relation to a 2017 investigative journalism series called 'The Afghan Files', which revealed secret Defence Force documents. Image: News Corp Australia
Freedom of speech should be for everyone in Australia not just for the press and social media
annikasmethurst Do you lot expect the world to feel sympathy for you when you have not supported Assange?
Did I misread this? Shouldn't this be a legal matter?
Calls for fake news freedom?
All good now, we have Rupert involved.
Why The LNP wouldn’t bite the machine that feed their propaganda ....
ScottMorrisonMP LiberalAus auspol
yet to prove the media liars deserve any press freedom, far too many lies, just for money, that is NOT democracy, when I can vote to remove a media outlet and or scam journalist then that will be democracy, go AFP trust is with you no political BS
Pffft... OTheIrony
Please stop this navel - gazing. Mums and Dads in the suburbs aren't interested in this Canberra Bubble stuff.
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