The AJF Speaks at the Senate Inquiry into Secrecy Legislation Reforms

June 5, 2026

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The federal government’s complex reform package seeks to repeal or remove criminal penalties from roughly 300 lower-level secrecy provisions, replacing them with a single general secrecy offence, while also changing the threshold for what counts as a breach of secrecy.

More than one journalist per day is dying in the Israel-Gaza conflict. This has to stop

November 9, 2023

According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, the Gaza-Israel war has been the deadliest conflict for media workers since the organisation began counting statistics in 1992.

The AJF grateful to Crikey for donating over half million dollars

August 22, 2023

“The AJF is incredibly grateful to Crikey for recognising the importance of our work to support media freedom and the high standards of journalism in Australia,” said the AJF’s Executive Director Prof. Peter Greste.

The fight for press freedom is a fight for us all

May 3, 2023

Newsrooms are still fighting to honour press freedom despite government pressure, competition with social media platforms and declining trust in the media.