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Australian Opposition Leader Fires Army Guns, Then Buries the Videotape
13 October 2010
Australian (Sydney)
Tony Abbott's office requested that the Defence Department "vet" video images of the Liberal leader firing a Steyr assault rifle in Afghanistan.
This action ensured broadcasters were denied access to the pictures.
The Opposition Leader's office confirmed that the images captured by a Defence video journalist were not released "on our instructions", sparking claims by television broadcasters last night of censorship.
The Defence Department did not indicate the... (GunPolicy.org)