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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.
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…