On January 17, 1908, after several days of negotiations and preparations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs officially announced the establishment of the Australasian Propaganda Department, affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responsible for domestic and foreign propaganda work.
All news agencies, media, and writers associations will be monitored by the Propaganda Department to ensure that no information that would affect national stability would circulate domestically and internationally.
The news of the new department quickly caught the attention of many people in the political arena, as the current positions in Australasia could be described as more demand than supply, especially for important departments like the Propaganda Department affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
