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Big win for Australian media – news chopper approved to continue live footage

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September 23, 2021

Australian Media companies have successfully challenged temporary airspace restrictions in Melbourne’s CBD

The move would have prevented media from broadcasting LIVE aerial footage of protests.

Nine, the Seven Network and ABC were granted a stay on Thursday against two notices that banned helicopters from flying above the CBD and showing live footage of the unrest.

https://twitter.com/tickerNEWSco/status/1440909857968861186

It follows media organisations taking Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority to the Federal Court following the ban

Corrected statement attached. We call on the @VictoriaPolice to refrain from seeking to prevent media organisations from broadcasting live aerial footage from the Melbourne protests. #melbourneprotests https://t.co/3WiW6mnt4L
— Alliance for Journalists' Freedom (@4JournoFreedom) September 22, 2021

ticker’s Ahron Young on what the proposed ban meant for Australian media outlets

https://twitter.com/tickerNEWSco/status/1440831200944295940

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Costa Haritos

Costa is a news producer at ticker NEWS. He has previously worked as a regional journalist at the Southern Highlands Express newspaper. He also has several years' experience in the fire and emergency services sector, where he has worked with researchers, policymakers and local communities. He has also worked at the Seven Network during their Olympic Games coverage and in the ABC Melbourne newsroom. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts (Professional), with expertise in journalism, politics and international relations. His other interests include colonial legacies in the Pacific, counter-terrorism, aviation and travel.

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