Author

Student Unionism Network Defence Committee

Title

The Political Censorship of Newspapers and the Intimidation and Repression of Student Editors: Background Information

Imprint

1996, 9 pp

Abstract

Updated version of a briefing paper on Voluntary Student Unionism and the Rabelais case, originally distributed by the La Trobe University Students' Representative Council in September 1995.

Contents include: "Introduction", "The SRC and State Anti-Student Union Legislation", "Federal Government Funding Arrangements for Student Organisations Affected by State Legislation", "The Article", "The University", "Media-spasm", "The Minister Steps In", "Police", "Criminal Charges", "Students", "Other Student Newspapers and Organisations".

Related entries

Institutions

• Australian Labor Party (1891 - )
• Liberal Party of Australia (1944 - )

Subjects

• Australian Labor Party - Criticism of
• Censorship
• Rabelais Defence Campaign
• Student Movements
• Voluntary Student Unionism (VSU)