To mark World Press Freedom Day, it was an honour to speak at the Australian Ambassador’s home in Bangkok. At a time when our socials are filled with slop, we need robust, free journalism more than ever. #WPFD2026
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Are you unhappy with 'news' coming out of your devices? Join me in a vital conversation with some gun news leaders about public interest journalism in our digital age. Why we need it, how we protect it, and what needs to change. Register here: https://t.co/mcAheN6jBU
A landmark case faces the High Court in early May & the stakes for press freedom are huge.
An animal rights group secretly filmed inside an abattoir & a lower court gave copyright to the abattoir. In the HC we will argue the judgement is devastating for journalists & sources.
The Albanese Government’s new bill slashes 300+ secrecy offences and enshrines ministerial consent for journalist prosecutions, a move the Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom says loosens Australia’s culture of secrecy and boosts press freedoms.
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Reports say an Iranian-backed militia has agreed to free journalist Shelly Kittleson. If confirmed, it would be a huge victory for press freedom campaigners & diplomats who worked tirelessly for her release. Journalists must never be pawns in geopolitical battles.
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Journalist Shelly Kittleson has been abducted in Baghdad. We join our colleagues around the world in demanding her release. This is an unacceptable attack on press freedom. Journalists are essential witnesses; not political leverage.
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The Pentagon has previously declared journalists "security risks" & has restricted their access to the Pentagon in the same of national security - BUT the greater security risk comes from allowing to Pentagon to wield such power without public scrutiny.
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This week, I spoke at the AIIA on the global assault on journalism.
Worldwide we are seeing laws & courts weaponised to silence scrutiny, including in Australia. When journalism weakens, accountability follows. This isn't just about media - it's about democracy.
The Iran war is also a war on information.
Journalists in the Middle East are being targeted by censorship, detention, and internet blackouts designed to suppress reporting.
When journalists are targeted, the world loses visibility into war, human rights abuses, and the truth.
This report confirms journalism is under mounting pressure - legal threats, physical attack, intimidation & attempts at media capture are rising, threatening democracy and journalists’ safety. It is time for legislated protections, respect for free expression and media pluralism.
🧵1/ The Council of Europe’s Journalists’ Safety Platform has released its 2026 report: “On the Tipping Point: Press Freedom 2025”.
The findings show a sharp deterioration in media freedom across Europe.
Victoria’s courts issued almost 1/2 of Australia’s suppression orders - more than one a day in 2023, strangling press freedom and open justice.
Now the Victorian AG is seeking reform. These orders must remain rare, tightly targeted & grounded in genuine needs. @4JournoFreedom
We call on Iranian authorities to immediately release Japanese journalist Shinnosuke Kawashima of NHK, reportedly detained in Tehran.
Detaining journalists without evidence undermines press freedom worldwide - journalists must never be used as hostages.
@4JournoFreedom
The Adelaide Festival cancels Palestinian writer Randa Abel-Fattah out of “cultural sensitivity” in the wake of #Bondi. We don’t help social cohesion by silencing voices. I was to appear, but if the Festival sticks with this decision, I’m out. https://t.co/0LX1a8I4eD