How the federal government’s misinformation bill might impede freedom of speech
- Written by Anne Twomey, Professor Emerita in Constitutional Law, University of Sydney
The federal government’s proposed legislation on misinformation and disinformation has passed the House of Representatives, but faces a rocky time in the Senate.
Opponents have dubbed it the MAD Bill, and it has certainly made some of them mad. Ironically, there is a great deal of misinformation circulating about the bill itself.
Some...
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