In Australia, a new government policy adds protections for journalists, but leaves whistleblowers out in the cold (and leaves plenty of questions)
Back in June, Australian Federal Police (AFP) raided the headquarters of the country’s main public broadcaster, the ABC, to search for information on who leaked documents alleging misconduct by Australian special forces to ABC journalists back in 2017. That was one of several police actions against journalists that brought forward the issue of Australian press...