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.
The ACT independent senator said he could not support Labor’s proposed misinformation laws in their current form,and urged government to address the free speech concerns raised by legal experts.
Free TV Australia,the peak body for commercial broadcasters,says it is concerned that legitimate broadcast content could be banned by digital platforms under the proposed laws.
It was intended to shock and antagonise the Muslim community,but now it has triggered furious reactions from foreign governments and UN intervention.
American influencer Tierra Young Allen has been stuck in Dubai for months in the latest case showing the limits of speech in the United Arab Emirates.
Fear of being publicly shamed,bullied,cancelled or even fired is stifling sincere dialogue – and there’s nothing left-wing about that.
Senator Pauline Hanson has engaged two of Australia’s top lawyers,who will argue a law banning offence on a racial basis is unconstitutional.
The Iraqi security official said the man who burned the Islamic holy book was an Iraqi Christian who had previously fought in Iraq.