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1 online resource (streaming video file) (57 min. 3 sec.) ; 346360065 bytes |
| Summary |
Is saying what you like a constitutional right?The lineup on this panel is George Williams from the Gilbert and Tobin Centre of Public Law at UNSW; Kirstie Parker from the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples; Louise Allen from Amnesty International; Alec Coles from the West Australian Museum and Tim Wilson, the Australian Human Rights Commissioner.Section 18C from the Racial Discrimination Act gets a good going over. Parker emphasises that "we're not talking mere slights," whilst Wilson asserts that "offensive ideas shouldn't be made illegal".You'll probably recall the very recent Festival of Dangerous (or not so dangerous) Ideas and the 'honour killing' fiasco, along with the racist rant on the NSW Central Coast railway trip that was recorded on iPhone and went viral.Should expressing offensive opinions in a public forum or should a lone person spouting racist nonsense on public transport be illegal? |
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Broadcast 2014-08-08 at 11:00:00 |
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Classification: PG |
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Freedom of speech -- Public opinion.
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Human rights -- Evaluation.
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Human rights -- Law and legislation.
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Racism -- Public opinion.
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Streaming video
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Aly, Waleed, host
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Allen, Louise, contributor
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Coles, Alec, contributor
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Parker, Kirstie, contributor
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Williams, George, contributor
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Wilson, Tim, contributor
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