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Switch off the fear porn

Most legacy media companies offer Covid propaganda not investigative journalism

29 January 2022

9:00 AM

29 January 2022

9:00 AM

A vigorous and investigative media is critical to the wellbeing of any free, liberal democracy like Australia. For a democracy to function well, there must be a genuine exchange of ideas in the public sphere. Mainstream media outlets such as newspapers, radio, and television have traditionally played a key role in facilitating these discussions.

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Alex Antic is a Liberal senator for South Australia

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