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Pauline Hanson’s High Court appeal will put freedom of speech to the test

The Conversation ·

Senator Pauline Hanson has persuaded the High Court to hear an appeal against a finding that she breached section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 by publishing a tweet about Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi. At stake is the constitutional validity of section 18C. The section makes it unlawful…

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