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Senate Press Freedom Inquiry

Members of the press. One person is holding a gas mask and a helmet that says 'press'. The other person is carrying a gas mask too and is holding their hands out like they are about to be arrested. We can't see their faces.

Following Australian Federal Police raids on the home of journalist Annika Smethurst and of the ABC’s Sydney newsroom June 2019, the Senate’s Standing Committees on Environment and Communications commenced an inquiry into the impact of law enforcement powers on press freedom, with particular reference to the laws and protections for disclosing and reporting sensitive information. […]