Explainer: Journalist’s Privilege – shield law
A new amendment to Victoria’s Evidence Act will allow journalists to defend themselves when they are legally forced to reveal a source, as Maxwell Finch explains.
A new amendment to Victoria’s Evidence Act will allow journalists to defend themselves when they are legally forced to reveal a source, as Maxwell Finch explains.
A new amendment to Victoria’s Evidence Act will allow journalists to defend themselves when they are legally forced to reveal a source, as Maxwell Finch explains.
One of the most basic principles of being a journalist is protecting the identity of confidential sources and the law is gradually changing to recognise this, explains Megan Clark.
A new amendment to Victoria’s Evidence Act will allow journalists to defend themselves when they are legally forced to reveal a source, as Maxwell Finch explains.