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Brisbane Assange Campaign: The Persecution of Truth

  • State Library of Queensland Auditorium 1 Cultural Precinct, Stanley Place South Brisbane Australia (map)

The QCCL is a co-sponsor of the Brisbane Assange Campaign’s Persecution of Truth conference.

About the event

The seminar touches on issues relating to whistleblowers rights and the role citizen journalism has in society. It will be similar to the Belmarsh Tribunal, recently held in Sydney, although it will be in two parts: the first concerned with the need to protect whistleblowers; the second with the role of citizen journalism. Both whistleblower protection and citizen journalism are crucial to our democracy and were central concerns of Julian Assange.

The theme of the seminar is the undermining of our democracy by powerful, hidden forces in politics, law enforcement, and the security establishment who, with their allies in the mainstream media, misuse the media and the law to harass and persecute whistleblowers to hide their own misdeeds.

Conference speakers include:

  • David McBride (Afghan War whistleblower)

  • Greg Barns (Adviser Australian Assange Campaign)

  • Professor A J Brown (Centre for Governance and Public Policy, Griffith University)

  • Kellie Tranter (writer and lawyer)

  • Terry O'Gorman (Qld Council for Civil Liberties)

  • Michael West (Michael West Media) and

  • John Shipton (father of Julian Assange).

Tickets

Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased from the link below.

Earlier Event: 5 October
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Later Event: 11 May
Building a Brighter Future: Pursuing Practical and Non-Punitive Responses to Youth Justice