Articles - Australia
27 February 2009
Australia
LE ROI ACCODE SON PARDON À UN ÉCRIVAIN AUSTRALIEN
25 February 2009
Australia
KING PARDONS AUSTRALIAN WRITER
Harry Nicolaides, an Australian writer jailed in Thailand for defaming the monarchy, was granted a royal pardon on 19 February and has returned home, report the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA), Reporters Without Borders (RSF), International PEN's Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) and other IFEX members.
16 November 2007
Australia
CULTURA DEL SECRETO Y LEYES OBSTACULIZAN ESFUERZOS DE PERIODISTAS PARA ACCEDER A INFORMACIÓN EN AUSTRALIA, SEGÚN HALLAZGO DE INFORME
16 November 2007
Australia
EN AUSTRALIE, LE SECRET ET LES LOIS ENTRAVENT LES EFFORTS DES JOURNALISTES POUR ACCÉDER AUX RENSEIGNEMENTS, CONCLUT UN RAPPORT
13 November 2007
Australia
SECRECY AND LEGISLATION HAMPER JOURNALISTS' EFFORTS TO ACCESS INFO IN AUSTRALIA, REPORT FINDS
The "Report of the Independent Audit into the State of Free Speech in Australia" makes for disturbing reading. The hefty report chronicles an increasing culture of secrecy and legislation limiting freedom of expression in the country, according to Australia's Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) and ARTICLE 19.
11 February 2007
Australia
LE CORONER OUVRE UNE ENQUÊTE SUR LES MEURTRES DE BALIBO
7 February 2007
Australia
CORONER OPENS INQUIRY INTO BALIBO MURDERS
A coroner's court in New South Wales, Australia has opened an investigation into the murder of Brian Peters, one of five journalists killed by Indonesian forces in the lead-up to the invasion of East Timor in 1975, says Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF). The inquiry may help shed light on the murders, which have gone unpunished for more than 30 years.
30 November 2006
Australia
UN LIVRE SE PENCHE SUR LA SITUATION DE LA DÉMOCRATIE EN AFRIQUE AUSTRALE
6 September 2006
Australia
ANTI-TERRORISM LAWS THREATEN TO MUZZLE PRESS
Press freedom in Australia has declined dramatically over the past 12 months, with new laws threatening to cast a chill on journalists who report on terrorism, a new report by the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) has concluded.
30 June 2006
Australia
LE FXI EXAMINE LACCÈS À LINFORMATION EN AFRIQUE AUSTRALE
14 April 2006
Australia
NUEVA LEY DE ESPIONAJE PLANTEA GRAVE AMENAZA A LIBERTAD DE PRENSA
7 April 2006
Australia
UNE NOUVELLE LOI SUR L'ESPIONNAGE POSE UNE GRAVE MENACE POUR LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE
5 April 2006
Australia
NEW SPYING LAW POSES SEVERE THREAT TO PRESS FREEDOM
The Australian Senate has approved a bill that would give authorities powers to intercept phone calls, e-mails and text messages of citizens, a move seen by the Media, Arts and Entertainment Alliance (MEAA) and Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) as a serious threat to press freedom.
20 March 2006
Australia
UN LIVRE DOCUMENTE LA CONCENTRATION DE LA PROPRIÉTÉ DES MÉDIAS EN AFRIQUE AUSTRALE
20 January 2006
Australia
AFRIQUE AUSTRALE : LA FIJ ET LE FXI REMETTENT SUR PIED UNE ASSOCIATION RÉGIONALE DE JOURNALISTES
10 September 2005
Australia
UNE CONFÉRENCE DU MISA PRÉCONISE L'INSTAURATION DE NORMES D'ÉTHIQUE POUR LES MÉDIAS RÉGIONAUX
6 May 2005
Australia
UN RAPPORT CRITIQUE VERTEMENT LE BILAN DU PAYS EN MATIÈRE DE LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE
6 May 2005
Australia
INFORME CRITICA HISTORIAL DE LIBERTAD DE PRENSA
24 December 2004
Australia
LE MISA PUBLIE UN NOUVEAU MANUEL SUR LES LOIS RELATIVES AUX MÉDIAS EN AFRIQUE AUSTRALE
4 June 2004
Australia
LE MISA SERA L'UNE DES DEUX ORGANISATIONS HÔTESSES D'UN SOMMET SUR L'ÉGALITÉ DES SEXES DANS LES MÉDIAS
16 January 2004
Australia
Parution d'une nouvelle étude sur les lois sur les médias en Afrique australe
17 October 2003
Australia
L'Open Society sollicite des propositions pour des projets de TCI en Afrique australe
10 October 2003
Australia
AFRIQUE AUSTRALE : LE MISA FAIT PRESSION AUPRÈS DE LA SADC À PROPOS DE LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE
5 September 2003
Australia
L'ASSEMBLÉE ANNUELLE DU MISA S'ATTAQUE À LA PAUVRETÉ ET AU SIDA
8 August 2003
Australia
LE MISA ORGANISE DES ATELIERS SUR LES RAPPORTS HOMMES-FEMMES ET LA RADIODIFFUSION
11 July 2003
Australia
UNE CONFÉRENCE DU MISA SE PENCHE SUR LES MÉDIAS ET LE DÉVELOPPEMENT EN AFRIQUE
11 July 2003
Australia
LE FXI ET LE MISA VONT PARTICIPER À UN SÉMINAIRE SUR LE SOMMET MONDIAL SUR LA SOCIÉTÉ DE L'INFORMATION
4 March 2003
Australia
DES MISES EN NOMINATION EN VUE DE L?ATTRIBUTION DU PRIX NAT NAKASA 2003
18 February 2003
Australia
LE MISA S?ALARME DE LA SITUATION DE LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE
10 September 2002
Australia
UN RAPPORT DU MISA MONTRE QUE LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE EST REMISE EN QUESTION
26 February 2002
Australia
ENMIENDAS AL CÓDIGO PENAL AMENAZAN LA LIBERTAD DE PRENSA
26 February 2002
Australia
LES MODIFICATIONS DU CODE PÉNAL MENACENT LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE
26 February 2002
Australia
CRIMINAL CODE AMENDMENTS THREATEN PRESS FREEDOM
The Australian government's proposal to amend the country's Criminal Code has come under fire from the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its local affiliate Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA), who say it threatens whistle blowers and journalists and "stifle[s] public debate."
5 February 2002
Australia
IMPIDEN A MEDIOS AUSTRALIANOS ACCESO MÁS CERCANO A CAMPAMENTO DE ASILADOS
5 February 2002
Australia
ON EMPÊCHE LES MÉDIAS DE S'APPROCHER DAVANTAGE D'UN CAMP DE CHERCHEURS D'ASILE
5 February 2002
Australia
MEDIA BARRED FROM CLOSER ACCESS TO ASYLUM CAMP
The Australian government has been roundly criticised by press freedom groups after it arrested a local journalist and barred thirty others from gaining closer access to the Woomera detention camp where nearly 370 asylum seekers are on a hunger strike. The asylum seekers, mostly from Afghanistan, are protesting the poor conditions of the camp and the government's delay in processing their asylum applications.
5 September 2000
Australia
REGRESA CENSURA
5 September 2000
Australia
RETOUR DE LA CENSURE
5 September 2000
Australia
CENSORSHIP MAKES A COMEBACK
More censorship laws have been passed since John Howard was elected Prime Minister of Australia in 1996 than have ever been passed in the country's history, states Phillip Adams in the latest issue of "Index On Censorship" (04/2000) entitled "This Sporting Life". In a collection of papers on censorship in Australia compiled by Adams, a group of authors explore the history of censorship in Australia, and how censorship has been and continues to be used to uphold social intolerance present in Australian society. Adams recounts how commonplace censorship was for the first half of the twentieth century, including the banning of a wide range of literature, art and films. For nearly 70 years starting in 1901, the government also "censored" Aborigine residents from the census, stripping them of their citizenship and human rights, says Adams. While the tide turned to a more tolerant and inclusive state in the 1960s and 1970s, many of the advances made in the following decades have been peeled back since Howard's election to office.
8 August 2000
Australia
LE CPJ DEMANDE PLUS DE LIBERTÉS DANS LES PAYS DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT DE L'AFRIQUE AUSTRALE (SADC)
22 February 2000
Australia
INTENSIFICATION DE LA CENSURE ET DU CONTRÔLE DE L'INTERNET
22 February 2000
Australia
SE INTENSIFICAN LA CENSURA Y LOS CONTROLES DE INTERNET
22 February 2000
Australia
CENSORSHIP AND INTERNET CONTROLS INTENSIFY
An Internet censorship law, in effect as of 1 January, has forced Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) to relocate its website to the United States, reports the Global Internet Liberty Campaign (GILC) "Alert" based on reports from EFA. The Commonwealth Government's Internet Censorship legislation was initially introduced in June 1999 as an amendment to the Broadcasting Services Act. While EFA states that the legislation is an improvement from the drafted legislation, it maintains that these "restrictions are still onerous, privacy-intrusive and will chill freedom of speech." The legislation includes a complaints system through which citizens can lodge complaints about Internet content, and the establishment of an independent body which "provide[s] advice to the community about managing children's access to the Internet."
10 August 1999
Australia
CONSIDERAN "DRACONIANO" PROYECTO DE CENSURA DE INTERNET
10 August 1999
Australia
LA LOI SUR LA CENSURE DE'INTERNET EST QUALIFIÉE DE "DRACONIENNE"
10 August 1999
Australia
INTERNET CENSORSHIP BILL CALLED
An Internet censorship bill in Australia is "the most draconian to date in the developed world," according to Danny Yee in the latest issue of "Index on Censorship" (Vol. 4/1999). The Internet Services Providers (ISPs): the Broadcasting Services Amendment (Online Services) Bill 1999 was passed by the Senate in May. Danny Yee writes that the bill will come into force on 1 January 2000. The bill will allow film and video classifications to be used on the Internet "on the grounds that the Internet is like pay television and should be regulated accordingly," says "Index". The Australian Broadcasting Authority, which regulates TV content, will also regulate the Internet. "ISPs will be required to take down prohibited content hosted within Australia and to block access to it if located overseas," says Yee. Content will be blocked if it "offends against the standards of morality, decency and propriety generally accepted by reasonable adults," or if it "instructs" on criminal or violent matters. While Yee says access will be doubtlessly limited to many users, "the machinations of government are no match for the ingenuity of serious netheads."
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