]> 2026-05-04T15:32:28+00:00 Freedom of the Press/History/Country sources/Australia 0 en Australia has no formal protection of press freedom in its constitution (Australian Human Rights Commission). Australia’s High Court has ruled that an “implied freedom of political communication exists as an indispensable part of the system of representative government created by the Constitution” in Nationwide News Pty Ltd v Wills ([[Probable year::1992]]), Australian Capital Television Pty Ltd v the Commonwealth ([[Probable year::1992]]), and Unions NSW v New South Wales ([[Probable year::2013]]). References: “Freedom of Information, Opinion and Expression.” The Australian Human Rights Commission: https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/rights-and-freedoms/freedom-information-opinion-and-expression 1992 2013 2448622.5 2456293.5 What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right? 2024-02-29T21:36:16Z 2460370.4001852 Freedom of the Press/History/Country sources/Australia Page name 102 en Page name