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One Nation’s recent ban of ABC journalists from a Farrer byelection press conference signals a troubling pattern of media suppression, echoing past attempts to silence critical reporting. While the ABC was ejected over coverage of a candidate’s UK allegations, other outlets remained conspicuously silent — a passive response critics say enables erosion of press freedom. Amidst media focus on Pauline Hanson’s electoral rise — dubbed everything from “answer to Farage” to “mother duck” — the broader industry’s failure to condemn these anti-democratic tactics raises alarms. This moment mirrors global warnings: when populist movements target the press, and the media fails to resist, the foundations of democracy grow shaky.

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