To protect press freedom, we need more public outrage – and an overhaul of our laws
- Written by Peter Greste, Professor of Journalism and Communications, The University of Queensland
This week's police raids have forced us to think again about the role of the media in a democracy.David Gray/AAP
A few days ago, Waleed Aly asked a not-so-rhetorical question in The Sydney Morning Herald. He wondered how many Australians were worried about the fact that the Australian Federal Police had spent a good portion of this week raiding the...
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