Media Releases

Statement on AFP raid of journalist's home

Posted on June 4, 2019 | in Media releases

“It’s incredibly worrying to see AFP officers carry out a raid on the home of a political journalist working to reveal an important public interest issue – a potential massive expansion of domestic capacity in Australian spy agencies.

Digital Skills investment undermined by major parties' digital rights legislation

Posted on May 10, 2019 | in Media releases

Political announcements around funding for digital skills and innovation will be wasted unless encryption legislation passed last year is repealed, according to human rights experts.

Human rights online highlighted as a key policy area for the 2019 Federal Election

Posted on May 1, 2019 | in Media releases

Digital rights experts are urging Australians to consider how political parties are protecting their rights online when they head to the ballot box.

Statement on arrest of Julian Assange in London

Posted on April 12, 2019 | in Media releases

“We do not support arbitrary deprivation of liberty without proper due legal process. Mr Assange continued to seek political asylum in the Ecaudorian embassy in London, as is his right to do so, and the decision to revoke these protections is a worrying development,” said Digital Rights Watch Chair Tim Singleton Norton.

Changes to Australia's criminal code will create a new class of internet censorship

Posted on April 2, 2019 | in Media releases

The Australian Government have announced the introduction of a new Bill aimed at imposing criminal liability on executives of social media platforms if they fail to remove “abhorrent violent content.” ****The hastily drafted legislation could have serious unintended consequences for human rights in Australia.

Penalties for extremist social media content needs further thought

Posted on March 26, 2019 | in Media releases

Digital Rights Watch have today warned that proposed laws that would make it a criminal offence for social media companies to leave videos filmed by terrorists on their sites require more consultation to ensure they work effectively.