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Has Managing Free Speech Become a Bipartisan Value in Australia?

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Has Managing Free Speech Become a Bipartisan Value in Australia?
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Aug. 19, 2021. AAP Image/Lukas Coch
Morgan Begg
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison is right to say that Australians are “sick of walking on eggshells” over what the media has pre-emptively declared controversial topics.

Morgan Begg
Morgan Begg
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Morgan Begg is the director of the Legal Rights Program at the Institute of Public Affairs in Melbourne, Australia. His interests lie in constitutional government and the rule of law, and freedom of speech and religion, particularly in relation to anti-discrimination laws.
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