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Government agrees to recommendations to strengthen press freedom but union says more changes needed
Search warrants against journalists and whistleblowers will have to be signed off by senior judges, under changes the Federal Government argues will strengthen press freedom in Australia.
Key points:
- Only senior judges will be able to sign off on search warrants against journalists and whistleblowers
- Independent advocates will lobby on behalf of journalists
- Concerns about press freedom were raised after police raids in mid-2019
Federal Parliament’s joint committee on intelligence and security (PJCIS) made a range of recommendations earlier this year, amid concerns protections for the media and informants had been eroded in the continuous quest to strengthen national security.
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