Freedom For The Press Panel

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📰 FREEDOM FOR THE PRESS

Recorded at The Wheeler Centre, Melbourne on Tue 14 Oct 2025

Censorship and secrecy threaten democracy. A discussion on press freedom and the public’s right to know.

🎤 Hosted by Tom Ballard, this panel features:

• Andrew Wilkie MP – Independent Federal MP & defender of whistleblowers

• Greg Barns SC – Barrister & human rights advocate

• Melissa Fyfe – Award-winning senior writer, Good Weekend

https://informationrights.org/

GoodChat Brisbane Show | November 20

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Tom Ballard | LIVE

As heard on triple j and Serious Danger. As seen on Deadloch and Fisk.

Tom is an award-winning Australian stand-up who’s trying to save the world with comedy – he will make you laugh, cry, ponder things then laugh some more.

Come see him tell wonderful, POWERFUL new jokes about everything going on with all the stuff.

“A raucous performance that is political as it is personal.”★★★★★Time Out

“A relentless whirl of opinion, silliness, and increasingly bad-taste jokes against those who most deserve it.”★★★★½ Chortle

“A very strong hour of acerbic comedy with a socialist bent.”★★★★The Age

“Absolutely packed with elite gags” ★★★★The Scotsman

“Tom Ballardruns on anger.” The Australian

 

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 20th, 7pm

@ GoodChat Comedy Club

52 Petrie Terrace Petrie Terrace, QLD 4006

 

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Watch REMOTELY

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Throwback to that crazy time during the pandemic when we were all going crazy in our houses and me and my Tonightly mates make a home-based satirical comedy pilot for a bit of fun.