Balancing political freedom and protection from disinformation

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Disaffected ex Liberal MP Craig Kelly announced his new affiliation with Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party recently.

The move has sparked concerns over his use of a political platform to disseminate extreme ideas on the pandemic and vaccines, amongst other issues

Tom Mann asked Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Advancing Journalism from The University of Melbourne for his reaction to Craig Kelly’s shift in political affiliation.

Produced By: Tom Mann

Featured In Story: Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Advancing Journalism from The University of Melbourne

First aired on The Wire, Wednesday 8 September 2021