I was in the audience when Radiohead’s Thom Yorke called a heckler a coward. This episode got me thinking about freedom and protest – and how not to go about it.
You can only be taken seriously as a defender of free speech if you are willing to defend the right to free expression of views which you oppose and,at times,despise.
Sacked pianist Jayson Gillham will come up against the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for an initial hearing in the Federal Court next week.
As political debate reignites over October 7 protests and free speech,some seek to draw distinctions between the right to protest and what is right.
I’ve been called a “kapo”,a “token Jew”,and a denier of Judaism for asking hard questions.
It’s one thing to stop workers from criticising their employer publicly. But recent cases in which they’ve been sanctioned for merely expressing views reveal a grave danger.
Sackings,boycotts,sponsorship withdrawals:arts organisations across the country are in turmoil. So who has the right to say what?
Culture wars have many fronts but the Israel/Hamas conflict has supercharged unlikely battles over free speech,discrimination and the nature of protest.
Dolly Parton recommends keeping your mouth shut if you want to stay in show business. Much the same could be said for any workplace in Australia.
After weeks of controversy and a vote of no confidence from its own musicians,the managing director of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has left the organisation.
Italy defines defamation as “damage to the reputation of a person through communication with several persons.” The reporter suggested Meloni was only 1.2 meters tall.