They say we have free speech in Australia, but if you have enough money, you can sue journalists into silence.
Summary via Chat-GPT.
This video calls out Australia’s broken legal system, where defamation cases can be used to silence people even before they reach court. The speaker, from Michael West Media, shares his own experience of being sued despite taking down an article and trying to talk things out. He argues that rich folks and corporations can use lawsuits to bully journalists and suppress free speech. With rising restrictions on protests and online speech, he warns that public interest journalism is at risk. The video ends with a call for support to fight legal battles and keep independent media alive.
Michael West established Michael West Media in 2016 to focus on journalism of high public interest, particularly the rising power of corporations over democracy. West was formerly a journalist and editor with Fairfax newspapers, a columnist for News Corp and even, once, a stockbroker.
