Protections for religious expression as Labor revises controversial misinformation laws
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Protections for religious expression as Labor revises controversial misinformation laws

Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has flagged significant changes to proposed misinformation laws,delaying the introduction of a final bill to parliament until next year.

  • byLisa Visentin

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China bans West End-bound theatre production

China bans West End-bound theatre production

China has banned the West End-bound theatre production of The Mongol Khan and put the cast,including foreigners,under surveillance.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
‘Very concerned’:Influential senator David Pocock raises free speech objections to misinformation bill
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‘Very concerned’:Influential senator David Pocock raises free speech objections to misinformation bill

The ACT independent senator said he could not support Labor’s proposed misinformation laws in their current form,and urged government to address the free speech concerns raised by legal experts.

  • byLisa Visentin
‘Modern version of the D Notice’:How the Home Affairs boss tried to stifle press freedom
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‘Modern version of the D Notice’:How the Home Affairs boss tried to stifle press freedom

Michael Pezzullo pushed for the power to censor the media’s reporting of some national security issues after controversial raids on Australian journalists.

  • byMichael Bachelard andNick McKenzie
TV networks raise censorship concerns about misinformation bill
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TV networks raise censorship concerns about misinformation bill

Free TV Australia,the peak body for commercial broadcasters,says it is concerned that legitimate broadcast content could be banned by digital platforms under the proposed laws.

  • byLisa Visentin
‘Suggestive’:Shakespeare and penguin books censored in Florida

‘Suggestive’:Shakespeare and penguin books censored in Florida

The changes to the Hillsborough County Public Schools’ curriculum guides were made with Florida’s new legislation limiting classroom materials that “contain pornography or obscene depictions of sexual conduct” in mind.

  • byMike Scheneider
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‘Dehumanising’:Australian actor heartbroken over trans ban for Talk To Me

‘Dehumanising’:Australian actor heartbroken over trans ban for Talk To Me

Actor Zoe Terakes,best known for Wentworth and Nine Perfect Strangers,has responded to the film’s banning in Kuwait.

  • byGarry Maddox
‘I might die or be murdered’:The province fearing it will be wiped out by Beijing

‘I might die or be murdered’:The province fearing it will be wiped out by Beijing

Inner Mongolians fear their home is the next Xinjiang,the Chinese province that has seen minorities facing re-education camps and round-the-clock surveillance.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
‘The world is watching’:Obama warns that book bans,censorship could cost America

‘The world is watching’:Obama warns that book bans,censorship could cost America

The former president lamented the rise of books being challenged by people who disagree with certain perspectives,describing the trend as “profoundly misguided”.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Taylor Swift,Beyonce and Lizzo have all done it,but is self-censorship really that new?

Taylor Swift,Beyonce and Lizzo have all done it,but is self-censorship really that new?

There is a long history of artists second-guessing lyrics,but the reasons behind it and the way they manage it has evolved.

  • byNell Geraets
‘Sexual violence’:NZ broadcaster chastised over dolphin mating scene

‘Sexual violence’:NZ broadcaster chastised over dolphin mating scene

The New Zealand media watchdog has chided public broadcaster TVNZ over the scene following a complaint from one viewer.

  • byBen McKay