I was wrongfully jailed in Egypt, but Australia’s culture of surveillance takes the cake

Peter Greste appeared before the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor’s (INSLM) review of Part 5.6 of the Criminal Code this week and delivered the AJF’s opening statement.

Having access to quality, unbiased news is extremely important, as both a sign of media freedom and to keep the public properly informed.

When we speak of media freedom, we generally mean it in terms of freedom from unnecessary legal restrictions, so journalists and their sources are not threatened with prosecution for exposing the misdeeds of governments.