https://legal.excellentwiki.com/australia/media-law/Recent content in Media Law on ExcellentWiki - Legal EncyclopediaHugoen-USTue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://legal.excellentwiki.com/australia/media-law/australia-media-law/Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://legal.excellentwiki.com/australia/media-law/australia-media-law/<h2 id="the-constitutional-framework">The Constitutional Framework</h2> <p>Media law in Australia operates without an express guarantee of <strong>freedom of the press</strong> or <strong>freedom of speech</strong>. The High Court has implied a <strong>freedom of political communication</strong> from the system of <strong>representative government</strong> established by the Constitution.</p> <p>The foundational case is <em>Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation</em> (1997) 189 CLR 520, in which the <strong>Brennan Court</strong> held that the implied freedom is a <strong>constitutional limitation</strong> on legislative and executive power derived from sections 7 and 24 of the Constitution, requiring that Parliament be &ldquo;directly chosen by the people.&rdquo;</p>