Rebecca Ananian-WalshRebecca Ananian-Walsh

Rebecca Ananian-Welsh is a Senior Lecturer with the TC Beirne School of Law at the University of Queensland where she teaches and researches in public law, focussing on the courts, national security and press freedom.

Why the police raids on Australian media are so alarming

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On Wednesday the AFP, the Australian equivalent of New Zealand’s SIS, raided the Sydney headquarters of the state broadcaster the ABC. The move represents a clear threat to democracy, writes an Australian lawyer who specialises in press freedom. The Australian Federal Police has this week conducted two high-profile raids on journalists who have exposed government … Read more