The Sunday Times newspaper in Perth was locked down for four hours during a police raid as officers tried to find a confidential document allegedly leaked to one of its reporters. Journalism academic Chris Smyth said: "Western Australia is starting to excel in the repression of reporters going about their duties trying to reveal information to the public." The raid follows publication of a story in February on the state government's spending of extra $16m (£7.5m) on advertising to support its re-election campaign. (Via The Australian)
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