Premier Daniel Andrews did not rule out laws that could make it harder for journalists to report on corruption investigations or political interrogations
Victoria’s chief integrity agency wants urgent new laws that would make it a potentially jailable offence for reporters or anyone else to publish information from draft integrity investigation reports.
IBAC now wants to go a step further and is pushing the government for “urgent” legislation that would make it an offence for any person to report the contents of draft IBAC reports. “I certainly wouldn’t rule out changes to the law at some point, but I’m not here to make any announcements about that,” Andrews said.Asked if he would be comfortable with journalists potentially going to jail for reporting on draft IBAC reports in the future, Andrews said: “In terms of my views on freedom in our press: more voices, not less. I’ve got a consistent position on that.
Guy said he would commit an initial $20 million more funding for IBAC if elected on November 26 and wanted to “increase the scope” of the watchdog’s investigative powers.Ashleigh McMillan
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