M.P.’s COMPLAIN

Grey River Argus, 26 February 1944, Page 3

M.P.’s COMPLAIN

Australian Censorship (Rec. 10.35.) CANBERRA, Feb. 25. Bitter complaints were made by members of the Federal Parliament that the censors were opening their mail. The Government has consequently given an assurance in the House of Representatives to-day that a Parliamentary Committee would be set up to consider , the question of Parliamentary privilege involved. The charges made by these members included the following: That their telephone conversations had been tapped; that letters written by them had been impounded; and that .confidential information of companies had been placed in the hands of the Governmnt Departments. Several Labour Members were among those voicing discontent,