Senate debates

Monday, 7 November 2016

Questions without Notice

Racial Discrimination Act 1975

2:24 pm

Photo of Nick McKimNick McKim (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I note the abject failure of the Attorney to answer any of the questions I have asked so far. But, Attorney, the far Right of your party described 18C as a curb on the freedom of speech. If your government is serious about protecting free speech, why will it not address, for example, Australia's rigid defamation laws, strategic lawsuits against public participation commonly brought by corporations in this country, and, for that matter, section 42 of the Border Force Act? (Time expired)

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