The ABC journalist says we can’t blame Trump or social media for the quality – or lack of – in our national debate.
The university protests in Australia arising from the Israel-Gaza conflict have moved beyond a debate about free speech.
I am no fan of Benjamin Netanyahu and the war he is prosecuting,but I am deeply concerned by the illiberal and simplistic turn that the protests at Sydney University are taking.
American universities are “walking a tightrope” as one of the nation’s most storied higher education institutions becomes the centre of a national student uprising.
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has indicated new anti-doxxing laws will target the non-consensual release of a broad range of personal and private details,with perpetrators to face jail time.
The sacking of the casual presenter over social media posts pokes at three sore points in the Australian media:race,Gaza,and political opinion.
Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has flagged significant changes to proposed misinformation laws,delaying the introduction of a final bill to parliament until next year.
In a strange twist,lawyers for the Biden administration are effectively trying to prevent Donald Trump from having his name misappropriated in commerce.
Roy faces prosecution under laws relating to promoting enmity,over a speech she gave 13 years ago about the Kashmir region.
Future governments might ban or limit rallies simply because they find the subject matter too controversial.
Advocates for the Voice were told they could not hand out printed material at Circular Quay and Darling Harbour,but Planning Minister Paul Scully has admitted this was a mistake.