Australian opposition calls for review of press freedom | World News, The Indian Express

Australian opposition calls for review of press freedom | World News, The Indian Express

By AP |Canberra |Published: June 12, 2019 2:57:26 pm

Australian opposition calls for review of press freedom

The reaction comes after the Federal Police raided offices of two media houses in connection to a 2017 story based on leaked military documents that indicated the country’s military forces were being investigated for some of their actions in Afghanistan.

In this image made from video, Australia’s Federal Police, top, enter the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster, during a raid on their offices in Sydney, Australia. (Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation via AP)

Australia’s opposition on Wednesday called for a parliamentary inquiry into press freedom after police raids on a media organisation’s Sydney headquarters and a journalist’s Canberra home seeking to uncover the source of government leaks.