Labor implements Jillian Segal’s report — by not implementing it

The narrative put forward by government critics in the opposition and the media is that there is an inherent resistance within the government to doing anything to do with antisemitism, as demonstrated by its failure to implement the recommendations of antisemitism ambassador Jillian Segal. In fact, Segal’s basic elements report cannot be enforced in accordance with the law.

For example, Segal suggested that he, not the independent media regulator ACMA, monitor media agencies and “assist” them to meet editorial standards. This would be a brutal and unprecedented intrusion into a free press, drawing no comment from the usual suspects at the Coalition and News Corporation, who are generally quick to condemn any government role in further media regulation. unfortunate misinformation law This is the newspaper self-regulation mechanism proposed by the government or proposed by the Gillard government.