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‘Addicted to drops’: Insiders spill on why Australian media is silent on One Nation’s press ban

Crikey · 7 October 2026 at 12:14 pm

‘Addicted to drops’: Insiders spill on why Australian media is silent on One Nation’s press ban

Crikey speaks to top Australian political journalists, executives and The New Yorker's Susan Glasser about politicians' assault on the free press — and the lack of collective resistance against it.

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