MEAA urges the Australian government to implement a backlog of reforms related to national security laws, freedom of information, and defamation. This statement was originally published on meaa.org on ...

The biggest news outlets in Australia, normally fierce rivals, are uniting in support of press freedom with a campaign including blacked-out newspaper front pages and slots on prime time broadcasts.

Following religious groups' criticism of an Australian bill intended to protect religious freedom, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Attorney-General Christian Porter have released a second version ...

The Australian government says children under 16 will be banned from social media next month as scheduled despite a legal ...

A rights group along with two teens has challenged Australia's social media ban in court for violating the right to political ...

Press freedom groups are sounding the alarm over a pair of police raids on journalists. On Wednesday, Australian Federal Police swept into the headquarters of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation ...

In February 2022, a photograph supposedly showing 1.5 million people participating in an Australian "Freedom Convoy," an anti-vax, anti-government protest featuring the use of trucks to block roads, ...

Australia has suffered a decline in press freedom, according to data published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a Paris-based NGO that promotes media freedom. In its annual World Press Freedom ...