Journalists at foreign-owned outlets in Australia could face jail for exposing ADF war crimes, paper suggests

Press freedom policy paper says Australia's foreign interference laws could be used to target journalists who prejudice national security'

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Journalists working for foreign-owned outlets could face jail under Australia's foreign interference laws for exposing defence force war crimes or misuse of surveillance powers, a new paper has warned.

The broadly worded laws have the capacity to criminalise legitimate journalism" and should be amended to protect public interest reporting, according to a press freedom policy paper published by the University of Queensland (UQ).

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