Is Australia the world’s most secretive democracy?

Join the expert panel: former Senator Scott Ludlam, Democracy Dossier Authors – Dr Keiran Hardy, Dr Rebecca Ananian-Welsh, and Dr Nicola McGarrity – and GetUp’s General Counsel, Zaahir Edries in a discussion facilitated by GetUp’s Media and Democracy Campaign Director, Chandi Bates.

They'll discuss how 20 years of lawmaking fixated on 'national security' has weakened our democracy – capturing whistleblowers and journalists in a growing culture of secrecy.

A live panel discussion – with questions from the audience

A screening of a short video - exposing how successive governments transformed Australia from a thriving democracy to a secretive state

Next steps on the campaign to safeguard our democracy  - and how we can reverse the damage by strengthening oversight, increasing transparency and demanding press freedom protections.

A healthy democracy relies on all of us getting involved –all you need to do is RSVP!

For this webinar, we're using Crowdcast, an online meeting platform. It's easy to use, and once you have registered you can have have a small tour of its features.

To reserve your place, just click 'Reserve my place' (green button). This will then ask you to 'Join Event'. Add your name and postcode (mobile is optional!) and you're done!

You then have the option of taking a tour, to get to know the main features of the platform.

Once you're all done, you just need to return to this link to join the event on Wednesday 15 September at 600pm.

STATE OF SECRECY: Unpacking the world's most secretive democracy