Chris Hedges – Statement by the National Press Club ( 4 October 2025)
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Chris Hedges' forthcoming address to Australia's National Press Club on Gaza has been cancelled, as revealed in an article published during the weekend. The National Press Club has responded in a media statement.
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