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Australia

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)

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