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,...
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...
Fergus Hunter -- The Sydney Morning Herald -- February 28, 2017 An inquiry established by the Turnbull government in response to an internal push to reform race hate laws has stopped short of backing any major change, a result that could be a blow for the...
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...
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....
Senator James Paterson appears on The Bolt Report on Sky News to discuss the freedom of speech report tabled today and urges reform of 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act....
Senator James Paterson joins Kieran Gilbert on AM Agenda on Sky News to discuss the government's immigration deal with the United States and the Prime Minister's strong support for the Australian/Israeli relationship....
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...
Senator Paterson speaking in the Senate on the Renewable Energy Target and how excessive reliance on renewable energy without appropriate stabilising measures has caused unreliability in the South Australian grid....
Senator James Paterson is interviewed on SBS World News, discussing the release of Australia Post's CEO's salary by the Senate Environment and Communications Committee...