Why does the general public seem not too concerned by the recent AFP raids? Can the raids be justified on the grounds of national security or do they breach the public’s access to important hard news? Dr Nasya Bahfen describes some of the possible effects of the raids on life in Australia.
The Raids.

Executive Editor of ABC News John Lyons is followed by an Australian Federal Police officer as they leave the office after the raid. Source: Source: AAP / SBS 06 Jun 2019
Dr Nasya Bahfen, senior lecturer in the Department of Media and Communication at La Trobe University talks about the recent raids by Australian Federal Police on a journalist’s house and the offices of the ABC in Sydney.
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