ABC chair Ita Buttrose condemns AFP raid, vows to fight attempts to 'muzzle' broadcaster
5 years, 7 months ago

ABC chair Ita Buttrose condemns AFP raid, vows to fight attempts to 'muzzle' broadcaster

ABC  

ABC chair Ita Buttrose has a "grave concern" about this week's Australian Federal Police raid at the national broadcaster, which she says was "clearly designed to intimidate". Key points: Ms Buttrose said she had a "frank conversation" with the Federal Communications Minister about the raid She said: "As ABC chair, I will fight any attempts to muzzle the national broadcaster." "As ABC chair, I will fight any attempts to muzzle the national broadcaster or interfere with its obligations to the Australian public," Ms Buttrose said. Ms Buttrose, who is only the second woman to lead the ABC board, said an "untrammelled" media which upholds the community's right to information has driven her journalistic career for almost five decades.

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ABC chair Ita Buttrose accuses government of political interference over complaints handling inquiry
3 years, 1 month ago

ABC chair Ita Buttrose accuses government of political interference over complaints handling inquiry

ABC  

ABC chair Ita Buttrose has called for the Senate to "terminate or suspend" an inquiry into the way the ABC handles complaints, describing the probe as "an act of political interference designed to intimidate" the public broadcaster. Key points: The ABC Board launched an independent review into the complaints handling system last month Ms Buttrose described the Senate inquiry as …

Inside ABC Investigations' 14-month probe into alleged war crimes by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan
4 years, 1 month ago

Inside ABC Investigations' 14-month probe into alleged war crimes by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan

ABC  

For 14 months, journalist Mark Willacy and the ABC Investigations team has scrutinised serious and shocking allegations of war crimes by Australian special forces in Afghanistan. Journalists Dan Oakes and Sam Clark were under threat of criminal charges for more than a year over their 2017 'Afghan Files' stories, which triggered an Australian Federal Police raid on the ABC's headquarters. …

Australian police clear 3rd reporter of charges after raids
4 years, 2 months ago

Australian police clear 3rd reporter of charges after raids

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Police announced on Thursday that a third journalist will not be charged with obtaining classified information 16 months after high-profile police raids triggered national outrage over the state of press freedom in Australia. Australian Federal Police targeted Australian Broadcasting Corp. reporter Dan Oakes and his producer Sam Clark when they executed search warrants on the ABC’s Sydney …

Australia police drop probe into Afghan ‘war crimes’ reporting
4 years, 2 months ago

Australia police drop probe into Afghan ‘war crimes’ reporting

Al Jazeera  

The decision came after ABC alleged Australian troops had killed unarmed men and children in Afghanistan. The Australian Federal Police said prosecutors found there were “reasonable prospects of conviction” in the case against Australian Broadcasting Corporation journalist Daniel Oakes, but determined it was not in the public interest to proceed with criminal charges. The decision came more than three years …

AFP officers who raided ABC looking for evidence reporter committed criminal offences, documents show
5 years, 6 months ago

AFP officers who raided ABC looking for evidence reporter committed criminal offences, documents show

ABC  

Australian Federal Police officers who raided the ABC's head office were searching for evidence — including fingerprints — to prove that an ABC reporter had committed criminal offences, court documents have revealed. Key points: The warrant related to stories of alleged unlawful killings by Australian special forces in Afghanistan About 100 files were seized in the raid and sealed by …

I live-tweeted the AFP's every move as they raided the ABC's Sydney headquarters
5 years, 7 months ago

I live-tweeted the AFP's every move as they raided the ABC's Sydney headquarters

ABC  

It was a surreal moment: standing with a group of Australian Federal Police officers around a big screen, sifting through 9,214 emails and documents belonging to my colleagues. "There are things that need to be kept secret but in the cases like the ones we are seeing at the moment with the ABC, with News Corp, and so on, these …

Kerry O'Brien says AFP raids on the ABC and Annika Smethurst 'go to the heart of democracy'
5 years, 7 months ago

Kerry O'Brien says AFP raids on the ABC and Annika Smethurst 'go to the heart of democracy'

ABC  

Walkley Foundation chair and long-time presenter of the ABC's 7.30 program Kerry O'Brien says this week's Australian Federal Police raids on the ABC and a News Corp journalist "go to the heart" of Australia's democracy. Key points: Mr O'Brien says the "message being sent is that this will happen to you if you are about to become a whistleblower" The …

Australian Police Raid Public Broadcaster Over Leaked Defense Documents
5 years, 7 months ago

Australian Police Raid Public Broadcaster Over Leaked Defense Documents

NPR  

Australian Police Raid Public Broadcaster Over Leaked Defense Documents Enlarge this image toggle caption Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images The Australian Federal Police on Wednesday raided the headquarters of the country's public broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corp., in connection with a story the network broadcast in 2017 detailing misconduct by Australian special forces in Afghanistan. The plainclothes officers arrived …

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