Calls for tougher journalist protections

By Rebecca Gredley
Updated December 16 2020 - 5:54pm, first published 5:49pm
Attorney-General Christian Porter says the government's reforms will improve press freedom.
Attorney-General Christian Porter says the government's reforms will improve press freedom.

Australia's attorney-general has promised more hurdles for authorities to get warrants against journalists, but the media union says reporters shouldn't face the threat of prosecution and jail in the first place.

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