Aussie Journalists Stand Firm in Face of Pressure From Chinese Regime

Australian journalists reporting on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) infiltration of Australian politics face the threat of being sued for defamation. On July 25, a panel of China-specialist journalists spoke about how they’ve handled this threat at a forum called “The Great Thrall of China,” hosted by the Melbourne Press Club. The panel included Chris Uhlmann from Nine News and Fairfax investigative journalist Nick McKenzie. Credit: Melbourne Press Club, Getty Images, ABC, Andrew Hastie