Peter Greste warns court finding about animal cruelty footage has grave consequences for press freedom

A court case attempting to thwart animal activists from sharing covertly recorded acts of alleged animal cruelty has profound and grave consequences for press freedom, the Alliance for Journalists' Freedom's Peter Greste has warned.

The high court is now considering a landmark battle over the use of video footage collected by the Farm Transparency Project, a group of activists known for breaking into abattoirs and installing covert cameras.

In 2023, Farm Transparency Project broke into a slaughterhouse owned by the Game Meats Company in Eurobin, Victoria, and collected footage it alleged showed animal cruelty.