Media Freedom… if We Can Keep It!
‘Free speech for me but not for thee’ – using government force to shut down unwanted voices – will result in free speech for no one. And once it is gone, it will not be easy to get back.
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Free Jimmy Lai
A good man is going to die in a Hong Kong prison for believing in freedom and democracy. His name is Jimmy Lai.
Regulating Speech Is the Slipperiest of Slopes
Steve Holland Broadcaster, commentator, media consultant, libertarian and former mayor of the Mornington Peninsula. The Commonwealth Parliament, powered by a collusion of both major parties, has rammed through the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Act 2026. This law, cynically marketed as an antisemitism measure following the
Why We Shouldn’t Ban Controversial Speakers
Allowing controversial speakers into Australia provides an alternative to the mainstream media and this is good for a diversity of perspectives.
Hate Speech Bill Set To Be Scuttled
Free speech concerns have left the legislation in tatters.
Albanese ‘Hate Speech’ Bill Loses Support
A bad bill which will only protect Islamic hate.
Where Is the Consistency?
When the architect of the Christchurch Call appears to abandon those principles when applied to a different community, it raises fundamental questions about whether those principles were ever truly universal, or merely convenient.
We Are Honoring Graham Linehan
Linehan will be honored alongside Harvard Law professor and First Amendment warrior Alan Dershowitz and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.
Push for Censorship on Campus Hit Record Levels in 2025
A true commitment to academic freedom means defending expression even when it’s unpopular or offensive. That’s the price of intellectual integrity in a free society.
Setting up a Carnival of Politics
With just over a month to go, I feel like film director Mike Leigh trying to justify his improvisational technique. There’s a basic idea, a few actors, a location and the outline of a script. That’s it.
Trump Is Going To War Against Censorship
Authoritarians across the Atlantic are taking aim at Americans’ First Amendment right.
Trump Bars Global Censorship Agents
The State Department will not tolerate “extraterritorial overreach by foreign censors targeting American speech,” the document said.
