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Comment on Australian Gag Order Stokes Global Debate on Secrecy

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Media the world over do withhold names: rape victims, underage defendants, so it isn't impossible for them to control themselves if there was a clear risk of a miscarriage of justice (which may or may not be the case in this instance).

Slightly off-topic, but the picture in the article of a (recently demolished) newsstand neatly represents the international portrayal of Australia...laid back people in flip-flops lounging about without a care in the world. The reality is that, given the location, those were far more likely to have been tourists.

The reality is that, given the location, those were far more likely to have been tourists

That's my hometown and I doubt they're far more likely to be tourists. I think it's more likely they're University students (from QUT).

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