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Right to Know: media freedom and Australian democracy are on the line

By Rex Patrick
Updated July 2 2021 - 3:02am, first published November 4 2019 - 4:30am

Last week the front pages of Australia's major newspapers, including Australian Community Media mastheads The Canberra Times, Newcastle Herald, Illawarra Mercury and many others, were blacked out in a protest against the culture of government secrecy that's stifling public debate and the public interest.

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