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Morrison’s boycott plan sparks free-speech furore
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has sparked a furore over free speech by vowing to draft new laws to ban protesters from boycotting companies, prompting claims his...
Civil liberties groups warned of the “wanton infringement” of individual rights under the plan to stop environmental groups targeting companies that support controversial projects such…
- David Crowe
- The Sydney Morning Herald
NSW Council for Civil Liberties president Nicholas Cowdery said Mr Morrison’s plan was “totally contrary” to the right to freedom of expression and that existing laws…
“Large issues such as climate change and…
“Protest action may…