As Israel’s destructive war against Gaza continues, a complaint about a tweet of a prominent journalist will force a crucial test for Australia’s free speech, free press and democratic rights.
journalism
SILENCING THE MESSENGER
Israel kills journalists, while the West merely censors them.
THERE IS A WAR COMING, SHROUDED IN PROPAGANDA
John Pilger’s final essay investigates why today there is ‘a silence filled by a consensus of propaganda’ as the world’s two greatest powers draw closer to conflict.
WHY INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM MATTERS
There’s never been so many obstacles in the way of investigative journalism – but there are opportunities and ways to challenge these silences.
THE ART OF DOGGED INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM
Nicky Hager is one of the world’s best independent, investigative journalists; find out how he’s been challenging power for decades.
TRUTH LIES BLEEDING
When two Reuters media workers were killed in Baghdad in the Iraq war, the US military moved rapidly to hide the truth – until WikiLeaks revealed the cover-up.
MAJORITY OPPOSE U.S. WAR ON CHINA
The majority of Australians prefer a policy of neutrality and oppose joining US wars under the ANZUS alliance, polling shows.
REVEALED: AUSTRALIA’S SECRET PROPAGANDA UNIT
Britain assisted Australia in setting up a team modelled on the UK’s notorious Information Research Department to run influence operations in the Asia-Pacific in the 1970s, recently declassified files reveal.
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