# Are current affairs programs under any legal obligation to report fact?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-current-affairs-programs-under-any-legal-obligation-to-report-fact/326042>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 13, 2005, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-current-affairs-programs-under-any-legal-obligation-to-report-fact/326042 "2005-10-13T10:55:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2005, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-current-affairs-programs-under-any-legal-obligation-to-report-fact/326042/41 "2005-10-18T16:26:58Z")

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BTW, there is no general doctrine against prior restraints on publication in Australia.

[http://www.presscouncil.org.au/pcsite/fop/auspres.html#prior](http://www.presscouncil.org.au/pcsite/fop/auspres.html#prior)

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**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2005, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-current-affairs-programs-under-any-legal-obligation-to-report-fact/326042/42 "2005-10-30T05:45:46Z")

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Bumping this due to relevance.

Today Tonight, one of the major current affair programs in Australia, is being [investigated](http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/consumer-watchdog-bites-seven-over-getrich-scheme/2005/09/28/1127804549628.html) [by](http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=64971) [the ACCC](http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200509/s1470172.htm) over “misleading and deceptive conduct”

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**Author:** ![FlyingRamenMonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-current-affairs-programs-under-any-legal-obligation-to-report-fact/326042/43 "2005-10-31T03:53:47Z")

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Truly, this news warms the cockles of my heart 🙂

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