"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." - Quentin Dempster.
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 was also 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: "John Pilger. Friend of mine, of Julian Assange and of the truth. A sad end to a bad year."
Read The Guardian obituary, details activities across the world
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/jan/01/john-pilger-obituary
Read Consotium News, tributes by many journalists
https://consortiumnews.com/2024/01/01/tributes-pour-in-for-john-pilger/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=e6a0d4b2-edee-498c-897d-7e4f9bdb421a
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