Claim 477

The Law Council of Australia's president said the law continued to leave journalists exposed to investigation and prosecution.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The Law Council of Australia's president said the law continued to leave journalists exposed to investigation and prosecution.
Field: status
Value: Law Council says journalists remain exposed
About: incident 2020-australia-high-court-invalidates-smethurst-warrant
Source: AFP won't charge journalist Annika Smethurst after probe of leaked documents
Publisher: SBS News
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2020-05-27

Quotation from the source

The law continues to leave journalists and media organisations exposed to possible police investigation and prosecution.