Published: August 13, 2020
Proposed legislation would have made publication of such claims subject to up to six years’ jail
The Queensland government has withdrawn a proposal that would ban the reporting of unproven corruption allegations during election campaigns, after a backlash from media outlets and the journalists’ union.
On Thursday the state attorney general, Yvette D’ath, tabled the legislation based on recommendations made by the Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission.
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