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Press freedom is again in the spotlight after fresh revelations federal police sought finger and palm prints of two ABC journalists under investigation over leaked documents.
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Foreign Minister Marise Payne has defended her attendance at an international conference on media freedom, in the wake of federal police raids on journalists in Australia, saying she’s in a “no-win” situation.
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Australia Federal Police raids on the ABC and a News Corp journalist over publication of classified material have a chilling effect on public interest journalism. Freedom of the press must be defended in the face of toughened national security laws, writes Rebecca Ananian-Welsh.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says two unprecedented raids on journalists in two days have caused anxiety, but stressed his government had no involvement.
In its second raid on journalists in two days, Australia Federal Police officers are searching the Sydney offices of national broadcaster ABC over news reports in 2017 that Australian defence personnel may have committed war crimes in Afghanistan.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has brushed off widespread concerns about a police raid on a journalist’s home, saying he’s never troubled about laws being upheld.
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