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17 Mar

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Chris Merritt -- The Australian -- 17 March, 2017   When the government reveals its plan for section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, it will be judged against two criteria: Will it end the furore? And will it address 18C’s vulnerability to a constitutional challenge? Unless the...

10 Mar

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Chris Merritt -- The Australian -- 10 March, 2017   Changes to the Australian Human Rights Commission that have been recommended by a parliamentary committee would not have prevented students at Queensland University of Technology being falsely accused of ­racial hatred. This is the assessment of James Paterson,...

03 Mar

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Chris Merritt -- The Australian -- 3 March, 2017   For supporters of freedom of speech, James Paterson is fast emerging as the new pin-up boy. As a Liberal member of federal parliament’s joint committee on human rights, Senator Paterson led the charge for significant reform of...

01 Mar

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James Campbell -- Herald Sun -- 28 February, 2017 THE fight to protect free speech in Australia will move to the Coalition party room after a landmark parliamentary inquiry handed the Turnbull Government options for reforming the notorious 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act. While free speech supporters...

28 Feb

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Senator James Paterson joins a panel discussion with Labor's Graham Perrett and the Greens' Nick McKim on ABC's 7.30 program, discussing 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act and the report tabled in parliament today on freedom of speech in Australia....

18 Feb

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Hedley Thomas -- The Australian -- 18 February, 2017 Gillian Triggs and her staff have had many opportunities to admit their big mistakes and say sorry in the year since Queensland University of Technology students gained the advantage of aggressive lawyers, which resulted in the lamentable conduct of...