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title: "What Can The State Keep Secret From The Public?"
author: "Chris Berg"
date: "2019-06-12"
url: "https://chrisberg.org/media/what-can-the-state-keep-secret-from-the-public/"
show: "The Looking Forward Podcast"
audio: "https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/u7fn9q/Looking_Forward_12_June_FINAL_FINAL.mp3"
source: "https://ipalookingforward.podbean.com/e/ep-21-what-can-the-state-keep-secret-from-the-public/"
topics: "Free speech, Media"
---

# What Can The State Keep Secret From The Public?

What have the raids on journalists told us about the state of free speech in Australia, and when are state secrets worth protecting?