Media protests new Federal Court rules limiting public’s access to documents

Chief Justice James Allsop 2023-01-17 7:12 pm By Cindy Cameronne | Sydney

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Editors and journalists from Australia’s largest news organisations have protested recent changes to the Federal Court Rules that restrict the public’s access to documents filed with the court, calling it a “full-frontal assault” on open justice.

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