The prime minister makes a good, glib debating point: nobody is above the law, including journalists. The problem Scott Morrison glides by is a Canberra mindset and a pile of new laws that squeeze our …
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The heads of Australia’s diverse media outlets have joined forces to raise their concerns about press freedom in light of the recent Australian Federal Police raids on the ABC’s Sydney offices and a News Corp …
Elections are debates in quest of power. But Australia is poorly served by the lack of a formal debate structure during federal elections. The campaign, just done and dusted, was sad proof—yet again—that Australia’s major …
A killer walks into mosques in Christchurch and broadcasts a message of hate around the world. The 50 murders reveal again the disrupted landscape of our digital world. In an age of information chaos, a …
Among the many reasons I’m an optimist is the decades I’ve spent inside two strange but wonderful Australian institutions. One magnificent institution is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, where I toiled as a journalist for 33 …