Protect Your Sources: Australia’s WikiLeaks Party Calls for Journalism Shield Law

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By: rt.com

Julian Assange’s newly formed Australian WikiLeaks Party (WLP) announced that if elected, it will immediately introduce a national shield law to protect a reporter’s right not to reveal a source, as current state-based shield laws are “inadequate.”

"Only a uniform shield law covering the whole Commonwealth is acceptable," WLP spokespersons Cassie Findlay and Sam Castro said. "Government agencies, at federal, state and local level, are increasingly gaining powers to obtain information about individual citizens.”































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