2.6K views · 54 reactions | Australia's biggest newspapers have blacked out their front pages, as they launch a historic campaign to protect freedom of speech and the Australian public's right to know information. The nation's news giants say legislation is now hampering journalists from reporting everything from hospital cover ups to tax-office whistle-blowers. www.7NEWS.com.au #7NEWS | 7NEWS Brisbane | Facebook

Rupert Murdoch reflects on the early beginnings of The Australian newspaper in a tell-all interview with Sky News CEO Paul Whittaker. | Sky News Australia

The slow death of newspapers in Australia has led to a plunge in media diversity and local storytelling, research by The Australia Institute has found. When newspapers began shutting down in big numbers a decade ago, it was hoped that moving online would broaden news diversity and ownership. Sadly, the opposite has happened. Stephen Long joined ABC Darwin to discuss. Listen to the full discussion here, starting at 09:25. https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/darwin-afternoons/afternoons/1051201

Tomorrow in The Weekend Australian, an exclusive extract from Niki Savva’s explosive new book provides compelling insight into the obsessive relationship that led to the downfall of the Abbott government. | The Australian