Australian journalist Murray Hunter is a free man again

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast · Feb 21, 2026 · 5m

Last October, we covered the story of Australian writer and resident of Thailand Murray Hunter, who was arrested in Thailand for articles he had written on Substack that the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission deemed to be false and defamatory.We have an update on that case - a settlement agreement has been reached and the charges against Murray have been formally withdrawn.Guest: Murray Hunter, retired academic, writer and journalist Listen to our previous episode about Murray's case here.