Skip to main content
  • العربية
  • Deutsch
  • English
  • Español
  • فارسی
  • Français
  • हिन्दी
  • 日本語
  • Português
  • Русский
  • Türkçe
  • اردو
  • 简体中文
Free Speech Debate searchSearch the site
  • Countries
  • Topics
  • Contributors
  • Read & Discuss
  • Watch & Listen
  • About
    • The project
    • Our team
    • Our advisers
    • Funders and partners
    • Community standards
    • Contact us
    • In the media
  • micPodcast
  • searchSearch the site
  • account_circleYour account

Content related to Australia

Data visualisations: why facts don’t speak for themselves

William Allen calls for a robust debate of how data are presented.

Eatock v Bolt: a controversial Australian hate speech case

Max Harris explains why journalist Andrew Bolt was found in breach of Australia’s Racial Discrimination Act for articles about “fair-skinned Aboriginal people”.

Nineteen arguments for hate speech bans – and against them

Free speech scholar Eric Heinze identifies the main arguments for laws restricting hate speech and says none are valid for mature Western democracies.

Can Australia distinguish between art and pornography?

Kim Wilkinson examines the case of celebrated Australian artist Bill Henson, who caused controversy in 2008 with his photography that featured images of naked teenagers.

Why hate speech should not be banned

Restrictions on hate speech are not a means of tackling bigotry but of rebranding often obnoxious ideas or arguments are immoral, argues writer Kenan Malik.

ACTA: Open agreement secretly arrived at?

The secretive approach adopted by parties in negotiating the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement constrained the ability of the public to challenge limits on free expression, writes Graham Reynolds.

The enemies of the internet

Belarus and Bahrain are the latest additions to the Reporters Without Borders’ “Enemies of the Internet” 2012 list while France and Australia are “under surveillance”.


Free Speech Debate is a research project of the Dahrendorf Programme for the Study of Freedom at St Antony's College in the University of Oxford. www.freespeechdebate.ox.ac.uk

The University of Oxford
About Free Speech Debate

Free Speech Debate is a research project of the Dahrendorf Programme for the Study of Freedom at St Antony's College in the University of Oxford.

Read more
  • Terms of use
  • Copyright & attribution
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy
  • Cookies
  • Follow on Twitter
  • micPodcast
  • searchSearch the site
  • account_circleYour account
The University of Oxford

Search

Your account

Register

Language

  • العربية
  • Deutsch
  • English
  • Español
  • فارسی
  • Français
  • हिन्दी
  • 日本語
  • Português
  • Русский
  • Türkçe
  • اردو
  • 简体中文