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rich-joy	Obit: Australian journalist John Pilger(1939-2023) (5)	BS: Obit: John Pilger, Austn journalist	31 Dec 23
Veteran Australian journalist and documentary-maker, John Pilger, dies in London, aged 84. Read here : https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-31/australian-journalist-documentarian-john-pilger-dies-aged-84/103276142 The last few paragraphs read : "In addition to railing against Western foreign policy throughout his career, Pilger was a staunch critic of Australia's treatment of its Indigenous peoples. He made a series of documentaries on the topic, including The Secret Country (1985), Welcome to Australia (1999) and Utopia (2013). In more recent years, he was a visible supporter and friend of Australian WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who he said had launched a "moral revolution in journalism". Leading the tributes to Pilger on social media, former ABC journalist Quentin Dempster wrote on X: "Pilger exposed atrocity, war crimes, abuse of power, dispossession, hypocrisy and dirty tricks around the world in a life of fearless truth telling. May he rest in peace." Broadcaster and ABC Late Night Live host Phillip Adams wrote: "Vale John Pilger. Friend of mine, of Julian Assange and of the truth. A sad end to a bad year." " Vale, John.

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