It’s Offensive When Labor Plays Politics With Racism
It is disappointing when politicians stir up racial and religious tensions for their own political purposes. And it’s not politicians on the Right I’m talking about. It’s Bill...
Frequently Asked Questions About Section 18C Of The Racial Discrimination Act 1975
Question: What was Section 18C intended to do? Answer: On 15 November 1994 in his Second Reading speech to the Racial Hatred Bill 1994 (which introduced Section 18C) the then…
18C Repeal The Only Solution On Freedom Of Speech
Here’s a simple idea all lawmakers should adopt: when a law is fundamentally broken, it should be repealed. Not replaced. Repealed. So it is with section 18C of the Racial…
New Poll Shows Widespread Support For Free Speech
New Galaxy Research polling commissioned by the Institute of Public Affairs has found that 64 per cent of Australians oppose a newspaper cartoonist being investigated by the Australian Human...
IPA Poll: Most Support 18C Change
A Galaxy Research poll commissioned by the IPA has found that – of those that have an opinion – most support a change to section 18C that would remove the…
IPA Welcomes Inquiry On Free Speech
The Institute of Public Affairs today welcomed the announcement of a parliamentary inquiry by the human rights committee into section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 and curbs...
The Process Is The Punishment For QUT Students
“The Turnbull government cannot stick its head in the sand any longer on section 18C: the law must be repealed,” said John Roskam, Executive Director at free market think...
Albrechtsen On The “Cult Of Taking Offence”
Janet Albrechtsen had an excellent article in The Australian today on the dangerous “cult of taking offence” ($) stifling free expression in the West: To be sure, America is the home…
How The Bill Leak Saga Shows The Dangers Of 18C
The complaint made against Bill Leak shows everything that’s wrong with 18C, and why it must be repealed. The IPA’s Simon Breheny and Janet Albrechtsen explain what is at...
IPA Welcomes PM Support For Inquiry Into 18C
The free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs today welcomed the Prime Minister’s comment that a parliamentary inquiry into section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975...
Je Suis Bill Leak
The idea that a cartoonist should be answerable to a government body for making a political point is yet another low in the use of Section 18C of Australia’s Racial…
Section 18C Must Go As It Curbs Freedom Of Speech
Freedom of speech is meaningless if all it entails is the liberty to express opinions approved by the state. Freedom of speech is richer than that. It’s a fundamental human…