Secrecy: Political Censorship In Australia
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the crossroads of democracy and deception, Secrecy: Political Censorship in Australia delivers a searing indictment of the mechanisms governments use to suppress information, control public discourse, and shield their actions from scrutiny. Jim Spigelman, one of Australia's most respected legal and public policy minds, presents a meticulously researched account of how political censorship operates within Australian institutions — exposing the quiet machinery of official secrecy that runs beneath the surface of a supposedly open democracy. Spigelman argues with forensic precision and moral urgency, drawing on legal frameworks, historical precedents, and real political episodes to illustrate the tension between the public's right to know and the state's compulsion to conceal. The work sits at a pivotal moment in Australian political history, making it an essential document for anyone seeking to understand the architecture of power and accountability in this nation. Does the truth ever truly escape the chain?
Author: Jim Spigelman
Format: Paperback
Genre: Politics & law
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the crossroads of democracy and deception, Secrecy: Political Censorship in Australia delivers a searing indictment of the mechanisms governments use to suppress information, control public discourse, and shield their actions from scrutiny. Jim Spigelman, one of Australia's most respected legal and public policy minds, presents a meticulously researched account of how political censorship operates within Australian institutions — exposing the quiet machinery of official secrecy that runs beneath the surface of a supposedly open democracy. Spigelman argues with forensic precision and moral urgency, drawing on legal frameworks, historical precedents, and real political episodes to illustrate the tension between the public's right to know and the state's compulsion to conceal. The work sits at a pivotal moment in Australian political history, making it an essential document for anyone seeking to understand the architecture of power and accountability in this nation. Does the truth ever truly escape the chain?