From underworld killings to high-level corruption scandals, here are some of the biggest stories which have been gagged by Victoria's suppression order regime.
When George Pell was convicted of child sex abuse last December, it became one of Australia’s worst kept secrets.
Gagged by a court-imposed suppression order, media outlets dropped not so subtle hints at the big story they were unable to write about in detail. As a result, more than 100 journalists (including some at Crikey) were threatened with contempt proceedings. Crikey is no longer being pursued, but other publications are still facing charges.
Australian media went into meltdown following the conviction of Cardinal George Pell. Crikey looks at the taxonomy of hot takes...
Suppression orders and lawyers’ arrogance undermine democracy
The resort to suppression orders by our courts undermines faith in the legal system and is used by the legal industry to avoid scrutiny.
Suppression orders ‘pointless’ while tech giants go unregulated
Facebook, Google, even Amazon should 'fess up to the fact that they're publishers and act accordingly, say experts.
And the Wankley goes to … Shane Dowling, for gleefully ignoring the justice system
Shane Dowling says he did no more than journalists do every day, but His Honour rather disagreed.
‘It’s a minefield’: media treads carefully in reporting Hinch’s maiden speech
Derryn Hinch's maiden speech was certainly a doozy, with the Human Headline using his parliamentary privilege to "name and shame" convicted paedophiles. But how did the media report the speech?
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