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The Latest Breaking News from Peter Greste

New Aussie film The Correspondent is an extraordinary retelling of Peter Greste’s story

The Correspondent is a film every journalist should see.

The Conversation

The Correspondent review – Richard Roxburgh is excellent as jailed journalist Peter Greste

Based on Greste’s account of his time in an Egyptian prison, this is an important story powerfully told

The Guardian - AU

‘I’ll tackle Rox if he tries to go to Egypt’: Richard Roxburgh, Peter Greste and 400 days in a Cairo prison

Greste’s harrowing experience of the Egyptian legal system is brought to the screen in The Correspondent, which takes its audience far beyond the familiar nightly news bulletins of 2014

The Guardian - AU

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A hunger strike to force the release of my friend Alaa Abd el-Fattah – it’s the ultimate weapon of the powerless

In prison, Alaa taught me the power of this form of resistance. His mother, Laila Soueif, and I have used it to challenge Downing Street, says campaigner Peter Greste

The Guardian - UK

Former detained journalist Greste goes on hunger strike

The extension of a prison sentence of a democracy activist in Egypt is prompting a hunger strike to draw attention to the injustice of his case.

AAP

Spit, Magic Beach and a Crocodile Dundee redux: 10 Australian films to watch out for in 2025

Paul Hogan’s crocodile-wrangling larrikin returns, plus two family-friendly gems and new films starring Guy Pearce, David Wenham and Richard Roxburgh

The Guardian - AU

Australians abroad at growing risk of being detained and ‘used as pawns’ by rogue nations, inquiry warns

Special envoy needed to help free citizens subjected to ‘hostage diplomacy’ by authoritarian regimes, senate committee finds

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Political prisoners concerned by diplomacy red tape

Australians wrongfully detained oversees are decrying being freed only to fall through the cracks back home, citing lack of support for them and their families.

AAP

Julian Assange is now free to do or say whatever he likes. What does his future hold?

One of the most polarizing and influential figures of the information age, Julian Assange is now free after five years in a British prison and seven years in self-imposed exile in a London embassy

The Independent UK

Australian war crimes whistleblower David McBride jailed for six years

Eight years after Australia began investigating war crimes in Afghanistan, a whistleblower is the first to be punished.

Al Jazeera

The Nightly gives Gerry Harvey space to take a swipe at arch rival

Online newspaper gives one of its biggest advertisers the chance to outline his dim view of Temu. Plus: Peter Greste story gets the film treatment

The Guardian - AU

Gaza Update: as the world debates 'ceasefires' and 'pauses', Israel is silent on the 'day after'

I spent several hours on Wednesday night wrestling over how we could best cover the raid by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital. My initial plan was to get an expert in international law to write a piece about the legality of such a raid under the…

The Conversation

Government urged to act on secrecy and misinformation

Prominent whistleblowers have criticised Australia's lack of transparency and claim it puts people and efforts to tackle misinformation at risk.

AAP

Cheng Lei: Australia’s foreign minister reveals the promise she made to jailed journalist’s children

The day after Cheng arrived back in Australia after three years’ detention in China, Penny Wong says she had vowed to ‘do everything I could to bring her home’

The Guardian - AU

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ABC backed by press freedom advocates amid criticism of Woodside protest coverage

Media union says no one should restrict journalists’ access to a protest after WA premier complains to Ita Buttrose

The Guardian - AU

‘I’m in Tora prison. Help me’: one daughter’s fight to free her father

When Australian Hazem Hamouda was whisked from Cairo airport to the notorious Tora prison, his daughter had no idea where he was – or that she’d spend the next year trying to get him out

Newsroom.co.nz

When journalists are targets, we all suffer

Autocrats know that controlling the media is the first step in controlling the population. It’s why journalists are increasingly in the firing line, writes Professor Peter Greste.

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The fight for press freedom is a fight for us all

Newsrooms are still fighting to honour press freedom despite government pressure, competition with social media platforms and declining trust in the media.

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Premier Daniel Andrews responds to media reports about ongoing anti-corruption probe

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews responds to media reports about an anti-corruption probe, saying he acts appropriately at all times and will not comment on IBAC matters before they are public "regardless of any smear, innuendo or media reporting".

The Guardian - AU

ABC 90th birthday: from Countdown to Roy and HG – our favourite shows and moments

As the national broadcaster celebrates the anniversary, Guardian staff recall programs and moments that shaped us

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China's visit to Pacific highlights growing threat to journalism in the region

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's whirlwind visit to the Pacific has seen press conferences and media access heavily restricted, highlighting the growing threat to journalism in the region.

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Justin Stevens appointed director of ABC News, Analysis and Investigations

The ABC appoints TV current affairs journalist and 7.30 executive producer Justin Stevens to the position of director of News, Analysis and Investigations.

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