Labor’s Mark Dreyfus QC takes stand on #freespeech: Abbott and Brandis honour Voltaire only in the breach
[clear] The Coalition will never waver in its defence of freedom of speech and freedom of the...
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Tag: Human Rights Commission
@Jansant interviews respected refugee advocate Kon Karapanagiotidis OAM @Kon__K from the @ASRC1
[clear] By Wayne Jansson @jansant February 8, 2014 Ever since John Howard’s Tampa affair...
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Best Polly Ticks Quotes and Moments of 2013
by Sarah Capper 23 December 2013 A week is a long time in politics. A year is an excruciating...
Read MoreThe chances of same-sex marriage in Australia: @burgewords comments
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...
Read MoreFight for freedom like IPA: Brandis to Human Rights Commission
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...
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