My accidental arrest amid a protest rally exposes a deeper concern:the abuse of state power
Opinion
University

My accidental arrest amid a protest rally exposes a deeper concern:the abuse of state power

A Sydney professor of law describes his arrest and fears it is a symptom of overzealous policing applied to protesters yet not others who gather in public.

  • bySimon Rice

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Police push law professor to the ground during Sydney University protest

Police push law professor to the ground during Sydney University protest

Simon Rice says the government needs to make rules around protests more consistent after he was pushed and fined during a student march in which he was not taking part.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
'We may slip sometimes':WA university leaders talk free speech after whistleblower saga

'We may slip sometimes':WA university leaders talk free speech after whistleblower saga

The leader of a Perth university which sued a whistleblower for speaking out about questionable international student intake practices says “we may slip sometimes” but freedom of information was taken very seriously.

  • byLauren Pilat
So this is uncomfortable - for once I agree with Pauline Hanson

So this is uncomfortable - for once I agree with Pauline Hanson

It’s bizarre that she,of all people,should be the champion of academic freedom but on this issue she is right.

  • byElizabeth Farrelly
Trans women,change rooms and freedom of speech:don't make senator a martyr
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LGBTQ

Trans women,change rooms and freedom of speech:don't make senator a martyr

If there's a'witch hunt'here,the victim has been miscast. It's not the Tasmanian senator who knows little about trans women and their bathroom requirements.

  • byEloise Brook
When freedom of speech is in transition
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Opinion

When freedom of speech is in transition

Anti-discrimination commissions have tyranny built into their design.

  • byChris Uhlmann
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A cool drink on a balcony with a view towards freedom

A cool drink on a balcony with a view towards freedom

Freedom is coming,but we really don't need one-dimensional chanting about liberty.

  • byTony Wright
Riot squad,mounted police chase protesting Sydney University students

Riot squad,mounted police chase protesting Sydney University students

Students and staff have condemned the heavy police response to protests on campus,which they say suppresses free speech and is inconsistent with other COVID-19 guidelines.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
A pioneering China correspondent writes:it's much more risky today

A pioneering China correspondent writes:it's much more risky today

A Sydney Morning Herald correspondent in the 1970s,Preston reflects on the difficulty covering China then,but observes that it seems impossible for an Australian reporter to do it safely today.

  • byYvonne Preston
Spat brews over alleged snub to Chinese dissident artist by UWA's Confucius Institute

Spat brews over alleged snub to Chinese dissident artist by UWA's Confucius Institute

A spat is brewing over claims Chinese political dissidents,including prominent Melbourne-based artist Badiucao,have been been snubbed by the University of Western Australia's Confucius Institute.

  • byNathan Hondros
'The fear is real':Chinese students in Australia dread reprisal from Beijing

'The fear is real':Chinese students in Australia dread reprisal from Beijing

Chinese students in Australia are scared of speaking out about Hong Kong as the Chinese Communist Party ramps up new online portals for reporting dissent.

  • byEryk Bagshaw andFergus Hunter