This isn't about free speech. It's about an affront to democracy
Editorial
Democracy

This isn't about free speech. It's about an affront to democracy

Freedoms,such as the right to freedom of speech,are not absolute. But the Prime Minister missed the point on Donald Trump's malfeasance.

  • The Herald's View

Latest

In last days of Trump presidency,Assange supporters push for pardon

In last days of Trump presidency,Assange supporters push for pardon

The WikiLeaks founder's supporters are seeking to rally supporters across the political spectrum before Joe Biden arrives in the White House.

  • byKenneth P. Vogel
Rowan Atkinson says cancel culture is a'medieval mob looking for someone to burn'

Rowan Atkinson says cancel culture is a'medieval mob looking for someone to burn'

The star of Blackadder and Mr Bean says online witch hunts are creating a simplistic,binary view of society.

  • byCraig Simpson
Auditor urges rethink of WhatsApp for ministers,staff and bureaucrats

Auditor urges rethink of WhatsApp for ministers,staff and bureaucrats

The Auditor-General says there is tension between laws requiring public records to be kept and public servants using encrypted messaging platforms like WhatsApp.

  • byKatina Curtis
Only nine of Australia's 42 universities have adopted the free speech code

Only nine of Australia's 42 universities have adopted the free speech code

A federal-government commissioned review found that only nine of Australia's 42 universities had adopted free speech policies that aligned with a model code.

  • byLisa Visentin
The ghost of Lady Chatterley's lover protecting today's feeble-minded
Opinion
Censorship

The ghost of Lady Chatterley's lover protecting today's feeble-minded

Decades after the trial of Penguin Books for publishing Lady Chatterley’s Lover,young employees of the publisher have reassessed censorship and found it newly alluring,opposing the publication of Jordan Peterson's latest offering.

  • byParnell Palme McGuinness
Advertisement
Union on warpath over academic freedom after lecturer's sacking upheld

Union on warpath over academic freedom after lecturer's sacking upheld

The Federal Court found Sydney University acted lawfully when it dismissed senior lecturer Tim Anderson over controversial posts that were labelled anti-Semitic.

  • byMichael Koziol
Not happy:How a 10-second smiley-face selfie can land you in jail

Not happy:How a 10-second smiley-face selfie can land you in jail

Strict anti-protest laws threaten to make Singapore the laughing stock around the world,and it's all because of one man and a smiley face.

  • byJames Massola
'Unbelievable':Livestream of cancel culture debate'cancelled'during State Library of WA's Disrupted Festival

'Unbelievable':Livestream of cancel culture debate'cancelled'during State Library of WA's Disrupted Festival

Augusto Zimmermann took aim at festival organisers in a social media post,in which he accused"the new left-wing elites"of suppressing dissenting ideas and prohibiting opposing voices.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola
Teacher's beheading a brutal reminder of dormant extremism
Opinion
Opinion

Teacher's beheading a brutal reminder of dormant extremism

As we confront the COVID-19 pandemic,the macabre murder of a French teacher reminds us of that other resilient global virus,hate.

  • byChrales Hadji
French police raids target beheading links in crackdown on extremists

French police raids target beheading links in crackdown on extremists

The killing of French teacher Samuel Paty by a Muslim fanatic has reopened old wounds in a nation traumatised by terror attacks.

  • byAdam Nossiter