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Labor’s Mark Dreyfus QC takes stand on #freespeech: Abbott and Brandis honour Voltaire only in the breach

Posted by Margo Kingston | 11 August 2014

[clear] The Coalition will never waver in its defence of freedom of speech and freedom of the...

@Jansant interviews respected refugee advocate Kon Karapanagiotidis OAM @Kon__K from the @ASRC1

Posted by Wayne Jansson | 8 February 2014

[clear] By Wayne Jansson @jansant February 8, 2014 Ever since John Howard’s Tampa affair...

Best Polly Ticks Quotes and Moments of 2013

Posted by Sarah Capper | 23 December 2013

by Sarah Capper 23 December 2013 A week is a long time in politics. A year is an excruciating...

The chances of same-sex marriage in Australia: @burgewords comments

Posted by Michael Burge | 16 July 2013

Supporters of marriage equality in Australia would have been forgiven for thinking the issue was dead in the water under the 43rd Parliament. We endured Tony Abbott’s predictable religious opposition. We winced at Julia...

Fight for freedom like IPA: Brandis to Human Rights Commission

Posted by Tony Yegles | 22 February 2013

By Greg Barns February 22. 2013 Expect to see political interference in the work of the Human Rights Commission – the national guardian of our human rights – under an Abbott Government. Likely Attorney-General...