Tag: 18C
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Potential Fight Over Federal Racial Discrimination Act s 18C: Unbolting “Bolt”
Read More: Potential Fight Over Federal Racial Discrimination Act s 18C: Unbolting “Bolt”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 […]
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Statement: OHPI raises concerns over ideas to alter AHRC
Read More: Statement: OHPI raises concerns over ideas to alter AHRCSTATEMENT: 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 […]
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Freedom of Speech and Hate Speech in Australia
Read More: Freedom of Speech and Hate Speech in AustraliaDecember 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 […]
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Statement from Victorian community organisations
Read More: Statement from Victorian community organisationsWe 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 […]
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Proposed changes to Racial Discrimination Act’s S18C re “insult” & “offend”
Read More: Proposed changes to Racial Discrimination Act’s S18C re “insult” & “offend”As 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 […]