by Chris Merritt | May 9, 2025 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, Freedom of Speech, Media Article
Before too long, somebody needs to send communications minister Michelle Rowland a copy of Jonathan Sumption’s latest book: “The challenges of Democracy and the Rule of Law.” With luck, it might encourage her to reconsider her plan for a renewed attack on freedom of...
by Chris Merritt | Apr 25, 2025 | All Posts, Chris Merritt, Commentary, Freedom of Speech, Media Article
If the polls are right, much of the nation’s future direction is about to be determined by Adam Bandt’s Greens. That needs to be carefully considered not just by those who live in rented accommodation and are worried about the Greens’ tax policies, or by those who...
by Chris Merritt | Apr 4, 2025 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Media Article
Thanks to some rushed lawmaking late last year, the federal government has just undone reforms that prevent ordinary people being dragged into expensive court cases over minor disputes. The states put an end to trivial defamation claims by using a “serious harm”...
by Chris Merritt | Mar 20, 2025 | Anti-Semitism, Chris Merritt, Commentary, Freedom of Speech, Media Article
Whether we like it or not, freedom of communication in this country is dying because of unrelenting attempts to control not just what we say, but what we think. The tragedy for Australia is this attack on freedom of conscience has been ushered in not by authoritarian...
by Chris Merritt | Mar 7, 2025 | Anti-Semitism, Chris Merritt, Commentary, Freedom of Speech, Media Article
It’s hard to identify the worst aspect of the recently enacted hate speech legislation in NSW. But let’s have a crack, because there is a real chance the greatest achievement of this shocking law will be to let hate preachers off the hook. It is worse than doing...
by Chris Merritt | Feb 14, 2025 | Anti-Semitism, Chris Merritt, Commentary, Freedom of Speech, Media Article
When nurses threaten to kill patients because of their national origin, it demands a response. But how does anyone respond to such a shocking example of anti-semitic hate? The facts are clear: two nurses took a break during their shift at Sydney’s Bankstown Hospital,...
