National MP Hamish Walker and political powerbroker Michelle Boag have admitted leaking confidential patient information – but does that make them legally liable too?
Peter Dutton has issued “ministerial direction” to the AFP over investigating leaks to the media.
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Federal home affairs minister Peter Dutton says the government’s “expectation” is that federal police should consider the importance of press freedom before investigating leaks to journalists.
Kim Darroch: not in Trump’s good books.
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The leak of US dipomatic cables by Wikileaks revealed some equally frank assessments of British politicians.
Sacked: former UK defence secretary Gavin Williamson was dismissed following the alleged leak of sensitive government information.
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Politicians have been leaking secrets to journalists as long as newspapers have existed. But it’s getting more difficult thanks to surveillance technology.
A new survey reveals community attitudes towards the use of personal data by government and researchers.
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Margot Susca, American University School of Communication
American citizens have long favored government openness over secrecy. But with heightened anti-leak and anti-press rhetoric, do some now want strengthened government control of information?
Jeffrey Fields, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
A professor who once held top secret clearance explains how levels of classification work and where handling sensitive information gets tricky.
Journalists read through the budget papers in the lock-up - but by then, many of the government’s key initiative had already been selectively leaked.
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WikiLeaks’ latest release details what it claims is the CIA’s hacking activities, including compromising phones, TVs, cars and becoming an NSA with less accountability.
With an explosion of media outlets that don’t adhere to mainstream journalistic standards, it’s became difficult for readers to know whether to trust reports based on unnamed sources and leaks.