Would Brandis anti-leak legislation only apply to journos?

[Smiling Buddha]

Because that would be horrific enough, but I suspect this legislation could easily be used to charge and imprison any member of this forum for disseminating information TPTB don't want getting out. That is, hello Big Brother, goodbye any pretense that we live in a liberal democracy.

Australian journalists could face prosecution and jail for reporting Snowden-style revelations about certain spy operations, in an “outrageous” expansion of the government’s national security powers, leading criminal lawyers have warned.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/16/journalists-face-jail-leaks-security-laws

This is reprehensible.

 

[GreatBradScott]

Party of 'small government'

 

[Juddism]

And they've spent the past 6 months lecturing Egypt and trying to free Peter Greste...I don't get this mob.

 

[clogged]

Well at least 18C is being repealed to help protect Andrew Bolt in the future, that's the most important thing.

 

[Ruck Machine]

Brandis needs to concentrate on stopping leaks at the source.

 

[telsor]

Brandis needs to concentrate on stopping leaks at the source.

Agreed.

It's not a free speech issue until it gets outside the organisation. Once it's there, people reporting on it shouldn't be an issue unless there is a clear and significant potential for harm (which should lead to a delay publication until that harm can be minimised).

BTW. Harm doesn't include political embarrassment.

 

[Docker Clint]

They do spend a lot of time and money trolling social media, dont think for a minute they're just mashing the keyboard and refuting those latte sipping inner city lefties and their dangerous socialistic mindset.

 

[medusala]

Well at least 18C is being repealed to help protect Andrew Bolt in the future, that's the most important thing.

Right, so we are all in favour of free speech but we want 18c to stay in place.

No contradiction there. None at all.

 

[clogged]

Right, so we are all in favour of free speech but we want 18c to stay in place.

No contradiction there. None at all.

Woosh, right over your head.

Christ you are dumb.