Why is this NOW in the press?
Revealed: What Julia Gillard will tell the nation in the event of a terrorist attack
According to a draft address prepared by national security, the Prime Minister will tell the nation: "I ask the people of Australia at this time
to remain calm.
Basic.
"We should not allow terrorism to impact upon the way of life we value so highly.
Total propaganda. The government has been doing the opposite since day one.
"Safeguarding the community from further terrorist attack is the Australian government's highest priority."
So shut up about martial law and your rights that have been ``suspended``.
Security guidelines seen by Fairfax papers urge security and police agencies to co-operate with journalists because "how an incident is reported
by domestic and international mass media outlets and how journalists themselves judge the actions of government agencies will shape public confidence
and influence views on whether the incident is successfully resolved".
Aka, journalists need to lick the boots of the government. No questioning of government. No questioning of official story. No criticism of how it is
handled. Journalists need to be the mouthpiece of government and nothing else.
The guidelines state that journalists should be encouraged to get their information from government spokespeople rather than "ill-informed"
academics or unofficial terrorism experts.
Aka stay with the official story and if you don't, you will lose your job or worse.
They also highlight "the dangers of live coverage of eyewitness accounts, which may create fear and alarm".
Danger of live coverage... since it might expose some truth...
A media blackout would be imposed "only in extreme circumstances".
Or if the journalists don't lick the boots of the government.
Pretty disgusting from the Australian government but not a big surprise. I bet it's the same in the US, Canada and Europe.
In Australia however, they have a way tighter control of internet.
Internet censorship in Australia
Internet censorship in Australia currently consists of a regulatory regime under which the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)
has the power to enforce content restrictions on Internet content hosted within Australia, and maintain a "black-list" of overseas websites which is
then provided for use in filtering software.
