Abstract
Propaganda and censorship were crucial elements in the flow of news to Australian newspaper audiences during World War I. While Australian newspapers were enthusiastic supporters of the war effort, the Australian model of press censorship proved to be highly restrictive and the relationships between newspaper editors and censorship authorities were not always smooth. Over the course of the war, frustration regarding the operation of censorship intensified. A series of events surrounding the conscription referenda of October 1916 and December 1917 led to the 1918 Conference of Editors. The outcome of this conference was greater and more formalized involvement for the press in censorship matters. Within this dialectic of cooperation and conflict, this paper examines the relationship between the press and the Australian Government in the World War I conflict.
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