Assange’s father and brother touring U.S. to demand journalist’s freedom
Jessica Corbett covers the coming U.S. tour by Julian Assange’s father John Shipton and brother Gabriel Shipton (Common Dreams 28 May 2021). Starting on 6 […]
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New legislation helps to extend Murdoch monopoly into digital media
By Jim Hayes Unknown to most citizens, the Australian parliament has passed legislation to compel tech companies to pay a fee for news content. Those […]
The battle for control over social media in Australia
By Jim Hayes Facebook will cut down allowing news content to be posted on its platform in Australia. This is the reaction to the move […]
Where Assange’s extradition appeals process stands
Nathan Fuller (LA Progressive) provides an overview of where the Julian Assange case is up to. Despite the United States having technically lost it case […]
Drop of charges against Dan Oakes has not ended threat to press freedom
Charges against ABC reporter Dan Oakes have been dropped. The charges are over reporting on alleged crimes committed by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan in 2017. […]
Kevin Rudd’s petition against Murdoch gaining massive support
By Joe Montero Kevin Rudd has come out after Rupert Murdoch once again. Only months ago, he called the media tycoon’s influence in Australia […]
Video: Premier of ‘The War on Journalism: The Case of Julian Assange’
Journalists are under attack globally for doing their jobs. Julian Assange is facing a 175 year sentence for publishing if extradited to the United States. […]
