Free press complaints Australian main newspaper blacked out Criticism of police station search October 21 15:01

In Australia, there is a suspicion that the country's confidential information has been leaked. Public broadcasters ABC and others have been searched by the police, whereas the main local newspapers almost all of the text of the morning newspaper on the 21st. Blacked out to appeal for freedom of the press.

The federal police have leaked confidential information by officials in June that the Australian public broadcaster ABC reported that soldiers sent to Afghanistan killed civilians based on secret defense documents. As part of the investigation, we searched ABC headquarters in Sydney.

In response to this situation, the major local newspapers rigorously criticized the act as a threat to the public's right to know, and launched a campaign that alleged freedom of the press on the morning of the 21st.

Each piece of paper is blacked out on most of the text on the page, and at the bottom asks "What is the government hiding when it keeps the truth away from you?"

There are also related articles on the second and subsequent pages, among which the leading newspaper “Australian” complains that whistleblowers should be protected and reporters reported should not be charged.

The federal police, who decided to search, explained that if they could not protect confidential information, they would not be able to obtain information from other countries. It will be seen.