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NSW Premier Welcomes Online Censorship, but Think Tank Asks ‘What’s Next?’

NSW Premier Chris Minns has welcomed government action to censor visuals of two stabbing attacks in his state, but a watchdog group warns there must be limits.
NSW Premier Welcomes Online Censorship, but Think Tank Asks ‘What’s Next?’
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Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
4/17/2024|Updated: 4/18/2024
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The premier of New South Wales (NSW)—site of both the Bondi massacre and a stabbing at a church in the past week—has welcomed Commonwealth government moves to prevent social media firms from hosting content depicting either incident.

However, the Melbourne-based think tank Institute for Public Affairs (IPA) has warned that the sweeping powers of the eSafety commissioner need to be constrained.

Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
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