sentences:  But we are even more concerned that journalists are being secretly threatened with long jail sentences and massive fines for protecting confidential sources.“Such inquisitorial powers would have been unthinkable 10 years ago.Press freedom and democracy will inevitably suffer if the secret state powers are used to intimidate journalists and crush leaks.”
  
  The last Perth journalist to be imprisoned for contempt was The Sunday Times’ Tony Barrass in December 1989.