Monday, October 31, 2005

[Australia] Anxious media look to law, not faith, to guard reporting rights / sydney Morning Herald, 31 Oct 2005

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Tom Allard
"The media are deeply worried that the proposed anti-terrorism laws will infringe on the work of journalists and substantially curb freedom of speech.
Journalists already face tight restrictions when they report on national security matters, including the details of ASIO raids. The new measures would expand those restrictions and introduce harsh new penalties.
Under the proposed sedition laws reporters could be jailed for seven years if they published or broadcast comments judged to incite violence against people in Australia, or Australian troops abroad."