Limits to what employees can say
To what extent should an employer be able to control the pubic expression of its staffs' political and religious beliefs?
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Peter Francis Fenwick
Dec 18, 20175 min read
The Tyranny of the Majority
The high turnout and overwhelmingly positive result of Australia’s voluntary postal plebiscite on same sex marriage enabled our...
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Peter Francis Fenwick
Mar 15, 20171 min read
Bill Leak's Final Letter to Gillian Triggs
Dear Gillian I am sorry it has taken me a few days to respond to your request. Last week was a bit busy, what with the book launch and my...
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Peter Francis Fenwick
Mar 10, 20171 min read
ABC International Women’s Day
Congratulations to the ABC on their International Women’s Day initiative. I particularly enjoyed the interviews with Grace Collier, Janet...
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Peter Francis Fenwick
Mar 6, 20171 min read
A Party which Stands for Nothing is not Worth Anything
Last week the Liberal Party, and particularly its leader, opted out of debate. Following the inquiry into the racial discrimination act,...
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Peter Francis Fenwick
Dec 18, 20162 min read
Dan Andrews Wants To Control Pronouns
Dan Andrews has issued a proclamation telling public servants that they should desist from heterogenic terms like husband and wife, or...
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Peter Francis Fenwick
Dec 12, 20162 min read
Parliamentary Inquiry into Free Speech
On 8 November 2016, pursuant to the section 7(c) of the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011, the Attorney-General referred to...
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Peter Francis Fenwick
Nov 27, 20162 min read
Fighting for Free Speech
Last Tuesday I had the honour to address the Adam Smith Club on the topic Taking Responsibility for Ourselves and our Children: A Defense...
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Peter Francis Fenwick
Nov 13, 20162 min read
Gillian Triggs Apologises
Gillian Triggs has made an abject apology to Kyran Findlater, one of the seven QUT students subjected to a racial vilification case...
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Peter Francis Fenwick
Oct 24, 20161 min read
It’s a sad society that bans jokes
Why is the Human Rights Commission not defending Bill Leak’s right to free speech? Does the government wish to ban jokes? Is satire no...
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