Government agrees to recommendations to strengthen press freedom but union says more changes needed
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Attorney-General Christian Porter says transparency is key in a healthy democracy .
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Search warrants against journalists and whistleblowers will have to be signed off by senior judges, under changes the Federal Government argues will strengthen press freedom in Australia.
Key points:
Independent advocates will lobby on behalf of journalists
Concerns about press freedom were raised after police raids in mid-2019
Federal Parliament s joint committee on intelligence and security (PJCIS) made a range of recommendations earlier this year, amid concerns protections for the media and informants had been eroded in the continuous quest to strengthen national security.