Opinion

Journalists need freedom to do their job and a watchdog for when they cross the line

By Jacqui Lambie
Updated November 11 2019 - 7:57am, first published 12:00am

What does the public have a right to know, exactly? I've had journalists snoop around the personal lives of my staff, who aren't elected, aren't responsible for distributing public funding, aren't delivering any public programs, aren't making decisions about matters of public significance - they aren't even public figures.

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