Why Geert Wilders should be allowed to visit Australia; Sydney Morning Herald
Our borders should not be used to control access to unpopular ideas, and in the internet age such efforts are futile. According to reports, Lebanese Muslim Association president Samier Dandan has...
View ArticleReligious freedom isn’t a trump card, but it does need to be part of rights...
The future of religious freedom in Australia is in the hands of religious faiths, not its secularist opponents. Last week, the Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Anthony Fisher, delivered the Centre for...
View ArticleTasmanian Anti-Discrimination Act sets a low bar for free speech, The Weekend...
Anti-discrimination legislation shouldn’t allow law to be used as a weapon in political debate. Last week, the Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Commission accepted a complaint against Catholic archbishops...
View ArticleOuting clear harassment doesn’t need elaboration, The Weekend Australian
Free speech is being restricted by ill-defined anti-discrimination law that has taken the carefully targeted definition of workplace sexual harassment and applied it to public speech. The Tasmanian...
View ArticlePoll puts religious freedom in danger, The Australian
Religious freedom could be seriously compromised if a referendum were held on whether same-sex couples were allowed to marry. Following the events of the week numerous people have talked up a...
View ArticleSame-sex marriage poll puts religious freedom in danger, The Australian
Religious freedom could be seriously compromised if a referendum were held on whether same-sex couples were allowed to marry. Following the events of the week numerous people have talked up a...
View ArticleName-calling won’t convince anyone, SameSame
Calling people a ‘homophobe’ or ‘bigot’ because they aren’t advocates for same-sex couples marrying won’t do anything to help change the law. In an article on SameSame last week, Doug Pollard argued he...
View ArticleGays and parents both have rights, Daily Telegraph
School should be a safe space for everyone to develop and learn. No ifs. No buts. Yesterday a media storm developed around the decision of Burwood Girls High School deciding to celebrate Wear It...
View ArticleBorder force: preserving freedom doesn’t sit with governments, the SMH & the Age
Horrified in response I called the minister’s office seeking an explanation. Later, the agency issued a clarifying statement that “the ABF does not and will not stop people at random in the streets and...
View ArticleWhy Geert Wilders should be allowed to visit Australia; Sydney Morning Herald
Our borders should not be used to control access to unpopular ideas, and in the internet age such efforts are futile. According to reports, Lebanese Muslim Association president Samier Dandan has...
View ArticleReligious freedom isn’t a trump card, but it does need to be part of rights...
The future of religious freedom in Australia is in the hands of religious faiths, not its secularist opponents. Last week, the Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Anthony Fisher, delivered the Centre for...
View ArticleLogic says no to Valizadeh, The Age and Sydney Morning Herald
Daryush “Roosh” Valizadeh’s freedom of speech won’t be suppressed if the Immigration Minister, Peter Dutton, denies him a visa. In the past few days there have been increasing calls on the federal...
View ArticleStatement of resignation
Two years ago I was appointed Australia’s Human Rights Commissioner. I was appointed to this office to bring a fresh and important focus on the rights of the individual and freedom. That is why I was...
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