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Worse than 18C

21 September 2019

9:00 AM

21 September 2019

9:00 AM

The federal government’s draft religious discrimination bill highlights – no doubt unconsciously – some of the limitations on freedom of speech in already existing Australian legislation.

This is because one objective of the bill is to override State and territorial anti-discrimination laws that would in some circumstances make statements of religious belief unlawful on the basis that they are offensive or insulting to some groups in the community.

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