Archive for June 10th, 2019
The police, the constitution, freedom of information and a free press
Posted by John, June 10th, 2019 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Australian Federal Police, Constitution, Free speech
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Australia does not have a right to free speech. However the High Court has ruled that there is implied in the Constitution a right to political communication. Like all things constitutional, written or implied, this is subject to the Court’s interpretation. I think it fair to say it is a fairly narrow right, and one […]