[Sydney 21st Reuters]-Australia's main newspaper published a black article all at once on the 21st to oppose laws and regulations that restrict freedom of the press.
It is unusual for media, usually in intense rivalry, to line up and protest the government.
The country's constitution does not protect freedom of speech. When the anti-spy law was strengthened in 2018, provisions to protect whistleblowers were introduced, but the media complained that media freedom remained restricted.
A one-page article from the major newspaper News Corp. <NWSA.O> and Nine Entertainment <NEC.AX> has the image that most words are blackened and the newspaper is censored. ing.
“The journalism is a fundamental pillar of democracy,” said the top of the newspaper industry group. Although Fletcher has not commented, the government has previously commented that freedom of the press is a "basic principle".
