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Queensland saves its best attack on free speech for last

Just before the state election...

28 September 2024

9:00 AM

28 September 2024

9:00 AM

Just a month from the Queensland state election, free speech was dealt a severe blow during the final sitting week of the state’s 57th parliament when the government rammed through its Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 that hands a sword to activists seeking to silence the opinions of mainstream Queenslanders.

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Margaret Chambers is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs

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