CBAA Submissions

In July 2019, the Australia’s Right To Know (ARTK) media industry advocacy group, which includes the CBAA, made a submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security's inquiry into the impact of the exercise of law enforcement and intelligence powers on the freedom of the press.  In September 2019, the ARTK coalition made a similar submission to the Environment and Communications References Committee inquiry into Press Freedom. The submissions addressed several key issues regarding the need to uphold the public's right to know. They highlighted the need for protection for whistleblowers, increasing transparency of Government documents and a robust freedom of information regime, defamation law reform, and a review of national security laws that impede journalists' ability to do their jobs.