{"product_id":"2026200011732-secondhand-secrecy-political-censorship-in-australia","title":"Secrecy: Political Censorship In Australia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 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.\n\nSpigelman 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?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130865754331,"sku":"2026200011732-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/6dc4156c-6d0c-4b4c-8fb4-a71e9b1a7b6b.png?v=1786591469","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200011732-secondhand-secrecy-political-censorship-in-australia","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}