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Australian Press Council
The Australian Press Council was established in 1976 and is responsible for promoting good standards of media practice, community access to information of public interest, and freedom of expression through the media.
The Press Council is also the principal body with responsibility for responding to complaints about Australian newspapers, magazines and associated digital outlets.
40th Anniversary Conference
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Latest News
Guideline on reporting elections
Chair David Weisbrot has issued a reminder to editors about the Press Council's Guideline on responsible election reporting. Click here for a media release. Click here for full text of the Guideline.
40th Anniversary Conference
Video recordings of each session of Council’s 40th Anniversary Conference on Press Freedom are now available; useful for journalists, editors, academics, students and media researchers. Click here.
Latest Adjudications
The latest adjudications concern reporting in The Moorabool News about a dog attack and associated court costs and in The Age about an apparent murder-suicide overseas.
