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

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

http://www.presscouncil.org.au/pcsite/fop/auspres.html#prior

Bumping this due to relevance.

Today Tonight, one of the major current affair programs in Australia, is being investigated by the ACCC over “misleading and deceptive conduct”

Truly, this news warms the cockles of my heart :slight_smile: