Media and the rule of law: a changing terrain

Authors

David Blackall, University of WollongongFollow
Seth Tenkate, Australian Lawyers Alliance

RIS ID

22808

Publication Details

Blackall, D. R. & Tenkate, S., Media and the rule of law: a changing terrain, Precedent January/February 2008, 84, 22-26

Additional Publication Information

Reproduced with permission of the Australian Lawyers Alliance.

Abstract

In recent years, both legislative developments and various court decisions have diminished freedom of speech and of the press in Australia. Without a Bill of Rights or definitive constitutional guarantees protecting such freedoms, we remain vulnerable to further erosions of our civil and human rights.