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> The Aus government maintains the legal right to jail journalists who publish stuff they don't like, for decades Yeah, no. The only total unadulterated horseh
by stevenjohns 7y ago
> The Aus government maintains the legal right to jail journalists who publish stuff they don't like, for decades
Yeah, no. The only total unadulterated horsehit is this unsourced nonsense that tries to suggest Australia is a police state.
- gwicks56 7y agoMore horeshit. Not sure if you are lying, ignorant or just enjoy carrying water for the government, but is a FACT that you can go to jail for possessing or publishing classified material in Australia, journalist or not.[0] [0]https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-23/journalists-at-risk-of-jail-under-foreign-interference-laws/9353606 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-23/journalists-at-risk-o... I should add that this has only been the case for 6 months, so the fact that the AFP is now raiding multiple journalists, not for any reason actually related to national security, but for stories which embarrassed the government like soldiers killing women and children in Iraq, is somewhat concerning.