February 25, 2014, www.timebase.com.au, http://www.timebase.com.au/news/2014/AT097-article.html Recent press has reported that Federal Attorney-General George Brandis (the Attorney) has said that the Federal criminal laws banning racial violence “have been too narrowly drawn” in that they should in...
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Feb 2014STATEMENT: In an article in today’s Australian (‘Dreyfus slams bid to tweak race law’, 7 Feb 2014, page 27) Senator Brandis is said to have indicated he is considering amending the law governing the...
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Dec 2013December 18, 2013: Andre Oboler, Freedom of Speech and Hate Speech in Australia, Jerusalem Post, http://www.jpost.com/Blogs/Internet-Engagement/Freedom-of-Speech-and-Hate-Speech-in-Australia-364133 Freedom of speech is an important right, but it is not absolute. Like all other rights, it can at...
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Dec 2013We have read with growing concern that the Federal government has plans to remove or water down the protections against racial vilification which presently extend to Australians of all backgrounds under the Racial Discrimination...
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Nov 2013As reported yesterday in the Australian, the first legislation to be introduced into the Parliament by Australia’s new Attorney-General George Brandis will focus on altering or repealing Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act. The...
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