Free speech in the lucky country - Freedom of expression is under threat in Australia.

The employer–employee relationship is particularly vulnerable to undue suppression of speech, and social shaming can be unnecessarily and even cruelly punitive.3 However, given the scope of the Bill is limited to the Commonwealth and the states and territories, we have limited our case studies to risks from government. [...] The AFP had also planned to raid the Sydney headquarters of News Corporation the day after it raided the ABC.4 The police sought the fingerprints of the two ABC journalists involved, Dan Oakes and Sam Clark, and confirmed that they were suspects in relation to three alleged offences. [...] In 2018, the ABC returned thousands of pages of documents to the Australian Government after limited reporting.63 With these government documents never properly scrutinised, the public is kept in the dark about the operations of its government. [...] Turnbull claims “I gave no instructions to the ABC chairman on any matter”.68 Milne also warned the ABC against moving the day of the Triple J Hottest 100 on the grounds that “Malcolm [Turnbull] will go ballistic”.69 Soon after the dismissal of Guthrie, Milne resigned after it appeared he had lost the confidence of the government.70 A departmental inquiry into editorial interference by the ABC Boa. [...] It also would not permit individuals or organisations “where the content of the event does not represent the views of the West Australian government or the vast majority of Western Australians”, including the Australian Christian Lobby.