The biggest threat to free speech isn’t 18C. It’s this

A very noisy section of the commentariat believes that the biggest threat to free speech in Australia is anti-discrimination law, particularly the “offend and insult” provision, section 18C.

• Michael Bachelard
• Brisbane Times

They are wrong.

A far bigger threat is defamation law.

Yes, it’s a threat to the media, and to investigative journalism particularly.

But it’s also a…

• The biggest threat…