About us
We’re the Alliance for
Journalists’ Freedom
The Public’s Right to Know: The AJF promotes media freedom and the right of journalists to report the news in freedom and safety. This includes working with Australian governments to ensure legislation supports media freedom.
When journalists are silenced, democracy and human rights suffer. We campaign in the Asia–Pacific region, wherever journalists are censored, threatened, imprisoned or killed.
About us
We’re the Alliance for
Journalists’ Freedom
The Public’s Right to Know: The AJF promotes media freedom worldwide and the right of journalists to report the news in freedom and safety. This includes working with Australian governments to ensure legislation supports media freedom.
When journalists are silenced, democracy and human rights suffer. We will campaign in the Asia Pacific region, wherever journalists are censored, threatened, imprisoned or killed.
The Numbers
Recent Incidents in the Asia–Pacific
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A series
Future of Journalism
What does the future of journalism in Australia look like? The disruption to journalism in the next twenty years will likely be greater than we’ve seen in the last twenty. If we don’t know where we are heading, how can we create a pathway to get there? The #FutureofJournalism series explores our options. The Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom, in this fortnightly series, interviews leading thinkers on this from around the world.
Who We Are
The Board + Staff
Peter Greste
Chair
An award-winning journalist, author and academic. He was imprisoned in 2013/4 for 400 days while covering the unfolding political crisis in Egypt.
Lesley Power
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Experienced media lawyer and lobbyer for legislative reform. Former General Counsel at SBS.
Peter Wilkinson
Director
Former journalist with 30 years experience. Now a corporate affairs consultant.
Olivia Pirie-Griffiths
Director
Experience in campaigns, government relations, fundraising and creative strategy.

Sheri Mendel
Head of Finance
Chartered Accountant with over 15 years’ experience in sales, operations, business development and financial roles.
Advisory Board
The Hon Bob Carr
Started his career as a journalist, became the longest continuously serving Premier in New South Wales (1995-2005), and went on to become Foreign Minister of Australia (2012-2013).
Pauline Wright
President-elect of the Law Council of Australia, Past President of both the Law Society of NSW, and the NSW Council for Civil Liberties.
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