Media Releases & Reports

Media Releases:

2010

13 May 2010 - New FOI Act a big win for free speech
30 April 2010 - ARTK Report Card

2009

15 February 2009 - More Protection for Whistleblowers
20 March 2009 - More Protection for Journalists
12 April 2009 - Fiji Censorship Condemned

2008

13 August 2008 - Media gag will protect child killers
1 August 2008 - Australia's Right to Know welcomes Labor's government information policy
9 July 2008 - Media to tackle censorship from the courts
14 May 2008- Free Speech – long way to go but so far so good
1 May 2008- Australia's Media Slams Police Raid
1 May 2008 - Draft terms of reference. Restrictions on publishing information: review of the effect of judicial discretions, court practices and relevant statutory provisions

2007

5 November 2007- Irene Moss releases national audit of free speech
5 November 2007 - Joint statement in response to the Independent Audit of Free Speech in Australia - The Moss Report
31 October 2007 - The Independent Audit of the State of Free Speech in Australia Executive Summary
6 June 2007 - Free speech campaign gathers momentum: Australia’s Right to Know announces new members and staff
25 May 2007- Irene Moss appointed chair of Australia’s Right to Know initiative
10 May 2007- Launch of Australia's Right to Know
10 May 2007 - Background: The state of free speech in Australia
10 May 2007 - Background: Freedom of speech world ranking tables

Reports:

2008

13 November 2008- Report of the Review of Suppression Orders and The Media’s Access to Court Documents and Information
12 November 2008- The Review of Suppression Orders and Access to Court Documents - executive summary

2007

31 October 2007 - Report of the Independent Audit into the State of Free Speech in Australia