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Lyndon

Bio: Lyndon is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: High Court & Media regulation. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 1 citations.

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01 Jan 2013
TL;DR: A free press is indispensable in facilitating information flows between citizens and government as mentioned in this paper, but with this freedom comes responsibility to meet fundamental standards of fairness, accuracy, truthfulness and transparency.
Abstract: A free press is indispensable in facilitating information flows between citizens and government. The High Court has explicitly recognised that disseminating news and information is vital to the maintenance of a free and democratic society?. However, with this freedom comes responsibility to meet fundamental standards of fairness, accuracy, truthfulness and transparency. Over the past two years, there has been extensive debate in Australia and internationally about whether the media should be regulated to ensure compliance with these standards and, if so, what form this regulation might take.

1 citations


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01 Jun 2021
TL;DR: This article examined the factors that led Australia to confront large multinational platforms and become a world leader in digital platforms policy, and provided an analysis of a situation in which a deliberative policy process did not occur but a significant policy impetus was still developed.
Abstract: ‘Accidental policy’ is a term often used to disparage unplanned or under-deliberated policy, but it can also be used as a concept to define and theorize policy development and its effects more broadly. This article does the latter by applying the accidental policy lens to the case of the Australian Digital Platforms Inquiry ‐ the first of its kind worldwide ‐ and then uses elements from the development and effects of the inquiry to theorize the concept for application in other policy studies. This article examines the factors ‐ including existing media, communications, technology developments and policies and political manoeuvring ‐ that led Australia to confront large multinational platforms and become a world leader in digital platforms policy. Rather than the continuation of a long-term, consistent policy regime, the inquiry resulted from political expediency and behind-the-scenes parliamentary deal making. This article provides an analysis of a situation in which a deliberative policy process did not occur but a significant policy impetus was still developed. This study adds to the understanding of accidental policy making in which a rapid response to external pressures, as well as more complex factors including political negotiation and deal making, is at play.

7 citations