Any prosecution of journalists for national security offences to require attorney-general's approval
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
As the battle between the government and media organisations over press freedom continues, Attorney-General Christian Porter has ordered that any prosecution of a journalist for an offence relating to national security must have his approval.
He has issued a direction under the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Act that where the CDPP...