“What kind of nation do we want to be? One where journalists are silenced by outdated laws? Or one where the truth, even when inconvenient, is allowed to breathe?”
Advox
"It is undemocratic for any government to interfere with the media, let alone punish professionals for giving voice to all sides of the story."
“Our small newsrooms struggle to compete with global platforms that are reshaping the media landscape. We must not allow AI to weaken media freedom, independence, or diversity in our region.“
"We stand by our reporting and the questions it raises around whether Chinese-gifted buildings were built to code, which came from multiple sources."
On Wednesday, the lower house of the Australian parliament voted to pass legislation to ban social media for children under 16 years, and the Senate passed the bill on Friday.
"The council sees this legal action as an assault on press freedom and an attempt to undermine the accountability that is vital to democracy."
"Stifling the media is never a good thing and trying to control them is even worse."
"This case has … a serious chilling effect on public-interest journalism, and sends a terrifying message to any sources sitting on evidence of abuses by the government and its agencies."
"I would never have known about this and no one would have cared if she didn't demand to have it removed. Now it's arguably more valuable because of the attention..."
One online petition to reverse the ban had over 40,000 signatures, with another exceeding 10,000 signatures before the Cumberland Council overturned its ban in a decisive vote of 12 to 2.