Free Speech Win Down Under as Misinformation Bill Is Officially Binned
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In a win for free speech advocates, the Australian Government formally abandoned its misinformation bill. The proposed laws would have forced social media companies... Read more.
Federal Covid Inquiry Finds Public Trust Plummeted
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In a report handed down on Tuesday, Australia’s federal Covid Inquiry found that extreme public health restrictions, coupled with a lack of transparency about... Read more.
Local Government Calls for Immediate Suspension of Vaccines
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In a surprise move, the local government of West Australian mining town Port Hedland is calling for immediate suspension of the Moderna and Pfizer Covid vaccines... Read more.
Proposed Hate Speech Laws Abound in Australia
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The proposed hate speech laws are just several of a grab-bag of reforms that, if passed, will necessarily curtail free speech. While these laws may be well-intentioned,... Read more.
ACMA’s Role in Australia’s Censorship Campaign
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Today, Communications Minister Michelle Rowland tabled a new version of the bill which is intended to “carefully balance the public interest in combatting seriously... Read more.
Australian Government to Ban Social Media for Kids
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The Australian Government is set to impose social media age limits, amid increasing concern over the effect of social media on youth mental health, Prime Minister... Read more.
Victoria’s Covid Lockdown Debt Bomb
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Walker said “difficult decisions need to be made” about government spending going forward, as a looming credit rating downgrade would direct more state funds... Read more.
Conservatives Cancel the Cancellers
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Calls for deportation of a comedy band over a failed joke…in the wake of the failed assassination attempt on Donald Trump, it’s conservatives who have led the... Read more.
No Justice for Unvaccinated Cops
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Two years after the Covid mandates ended, the West Australian Police Force has fired nearly twenty unvaccinated police officers and public servants for refusing... Read more.
Australia’s ‘Covid Honour Roll’ is Absurd
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In Australia, you can preside over human rights abuses, you can authorise police violence on citizens, you can blow millions-to-billions on cancelled infrastructure... Read more.
Musk Wins Latest Censorship Battle in Australia
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Can Australia’s eSafety Commissioner block content globally on demand? Not today, ruled the Australian Federal Court, in a win for Elon Musk’s social media platform... Read more.
The Face Behind Australia’s Censorship Push
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To some, Inman Grant is a hero, protecting children from online abuse, ridding the internet of revenge porn, and breaking new ground in leading a globally coordinated... Read more.