# War: Censorship and Propaganda

eMelbourne: The Encyclopedia of Melbourne, University of Melbourne

- Address: https://www.emelbourne.net.au/biogs/EM01578b.htm
- Kind: reference
- Last checked: 2026-09-23
- Archived copy: none yet

## Cited by

- [Australia's wartime government seizes a Sydney newspaper edition under press controls rules](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1944-australia-calwell-newspaper-seizure)
- [Claim 202: Under National Security Regulations the Department of Information controlled newspaper and radio reports about military events, and monitored war correspondents.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/202)
- [Claim 203: The extent of government censorship led to confrontations with newspaper proprietors, who also resisted government attempts to merge Melbourne's three morning newspapers for the war's duration.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/203)

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