People’s feelings should not be the basis for legislation produced by any parliament. As best put by Nicola Wright; “Once a hurtful thing has been said, issuing the perpetrator with a fine is not going to change that. The idea that we need to be protected from our feelings by the benevolent hand of government… Continue reading No winners with same-sex hate bill
This is one hell of a joke. Isn’t it? The Guardian, by Calla Wahlquist, May 3, 2017: Gillian Triggs will receive a top award for freedom of speech one week before her five-year contract as Australian human rights commissioner expires. Triggs, who has been consistently criticised by the Abbott and Turnbull governments for her condemnation… Continue reading Outgoing human rights commissioner Gillian Triggs wins freedom of speech award
Liberty Works, by Jacinta Price, March 25, 2017: Mname is Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, I am an Alice Springs Town Councillor and campaigner against family violence. Recently I addressed the National Press Club along with Marcia Langton and Josephine Cashman about the silencing of Aboriginal women victims of violence and the realities of life in remote… Continue reading 18C is not protecting anybody
Regrettably, the childish, immature excuse for a university otherwise known as Berkeley, recently sought to censor free speech, with the college banning the speaking appearance of Ann Coulter due to mounting student pressures. Fortunately, Berkeley lifted its ban on Coulter speaking, but the issue of an increasingly totalitarian movement aiming to repress free speech remains. It seems that the traditional… Continue reading Why free speech is under attack
Liberty Works, by Stephen Cable, April 10, 2017: Anytime authority is exercised over you a legitimate question to ask is, ‘who gave you this authority?’ As the discussion about 18C & D continues in Australia, a thought should come to mind whenever you turn your attention to the issue. When was this ever discussed at… Continue reading 18C and the doctrine of emotional protectionism
Treasurer Scott Morrison has in recent weeks warned against reforming section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, arguing that it ‘doesn’t create one job’. What a sad state our federal politics has come to, if attempts to further our rights to freedom of speech, are being deemed unimportant because they do not result in immediate economic benefits.… Continue reading Scott Morrison doesn’t understand conservative Australians
“Free speech? You can’t handle free speech.”, The Spectator, February 17, 2016: Australia’s race commissioner Tim Soutphommasane is taking on an Orwellian mission this week, telling members of parliament they need to keep free speech restrictions in place to protect liberal values. The debate over section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act is heating up ahead of a parliamentary… Continue reading “Free speech? You can’t handle free speech.”
One of the great functions of free speech, is to allow for the easy dismantling of bad ideas. As the Grand Mufti is the defending the very, very bad idea of Islam, should we be surprised he wants to restrict free speech? “Grand Mufti warns against watering down hate speech laws”, news.com, January 19, 2017: AUSTRALIA’S Grand… Continue reading The Grand Mufti wants to expand section 18C
Another astute defence of free speech which intelligibly relates to contemporary trends. “Victoria Decapitates Free Speech”, Liberty Works, 16 December 2016: Three members of the United Patriot’s Front (UPF) have been charged after posting a video on Facebook depicting an alleged mock beheading in front of the Bendigo council offices. The video was filmed over a… Continue reading Furthering the case for free speech
Much of what made Donald Trump’s campaign so great were his promises to repudiate political correctness and the hypersensitivities of the modern generation. The hysterical reaction from generation snowflake in response to his victory, is one I will cherish for years to come. Given we all laugh when the Social Justice Warrior’s frenzied outcries come to… Continue reading The problem of oversensitive Trump supporters
Earlier today, Dutch MP Geert Wilders was found guilty of inciting discrimination against Moroccans. This should hardly come as a surprise, considering the Orwellian path Europe has pursued in recent years. However, as Wilders will face no punishment, and the prosecution reinforces his narrative of anti- Islamic dissenters being persecuted, this result should only further his position ahead of next year’s… Continue reading Geert Wilders convicted
See below to watch Milo Yiannopoulus brilliantly dismantle the basis of social justice warriors, radical feminists and the other perennially offended groups in our over- educated, over- privileged modern day society.
For any who care about free speech in Australia, that a Federal Court has thrown out the QUT racism lawsuit, should be cause for genuine celebration. Finally, the 3 students of the Queensland University of Technology, have had their names cleared and can hopefully continue on with their lives as normally as possible. But while this is… Continue reading A true victory for free speech
As the Andrew Bolt and QUT case had shown previously, section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act is the great Trojan horse of modern Australia, as it subtly yet meaningfully moves to chip away at our great democratic tradition. The legislation’s most recent victim in Bill Leak, demonstrates the trivial, squabbling mess that we Australians have become: a people… Continue reading Freedom of speech under siege
