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Cops and journalists have a cosy relationship in Australia

Police forces see media outlets as a ‘strategic tool’ one expert told Crikey.

Crikey

ACT's top cop, Neil Gaughan, announces retirement

He goes as one of the ACT's longest-serving chief police officers.

The Canberra Times

Hypocritical Pezzullo brought undone by the media he railed at

Goodbye to Mike Pezzullo — the hard-line bureaucrat who railed at leakers while himself leaking. Now that hypocrisy has caught up with him.

Crikey

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Secrecy law reforms shield journalists

Under changes to federal secrecy laws, journalists cannot be prosecuted for some secrecy offences unless the attorney-general says so, and former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian’s name has been thrown up as a possible new CEO for Optus after the departure of Kelly Bayer Rosmarin.

Crikey

Pezzullo thinks leakers should be jailed. Does that apply when he leaks documents?

Mike Pezzullo was quick with a briefing after the Christchurch massacre. He was a lot slower on right-wing terrorism beforehand, though.

Crikey

Jacinta Allan odds-on to succeed Dan Andrews

Daniel Andrews’ deputy Jacinta Allan is more than likely to replace him in the top job, and Football Australia considered selling the Matildas, Socceroos and A-Leagues to a private equity firm or sports marketing group for 99 years.

Crikey

If Mike Pezzullo doesn’t like parliamentary democracy, he shouldn’t work for one

A worldview like his is antithetical to some basic tenets of Australian democracy, such as a free press and parliamentary scrutiny.

Crikey

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A short history of AFP scandals and who they’ve benefited

The AFP are having a rough time of it. Crikey looks back on years of scandal, all seeming to benefit a certain type of person.

Crikey

Labor should honour its commitment to free speech — and save Julian Assange

The new government must show it is better than the last and call for an end to the persecution of an Australian citizen.

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