(Source: UNSW - The University of New South Wales) OPINION: Though the Abbott government seems to like saying as little as possible, Attorney-General George Brandis has confirmed his intention to amend or repeal the racial vilification provisions of the Racial Discrimination Act (RDA) in the name of enhancing free speech. Brandis says he wants to "re-centre [the] debate so that when people talk about rights, they talk about the great liberal democratic rights of freedom of expression, freedom of association, freedom of worship and freedom of the press". Recalling these liberties is certainly important, but centring liberal democratic rights actually requires racial vilification...
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