Tag: free speech
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Concerns Regarding Free Speech and the Anti-Discrimination Act – Letter to Tasmania Premier
Dear Premier Rockliff, Re: Request for Delegation Meeting – Concerns Regarding Free Speech and the Anti-Discrimination Act We thank you for your letter dated 17 July 2025, in which you reaffirmed your commitment to protecting Tasmanians from discrimination while also upholding key freedoms, including freedom of belief, expression, and association. In light of this, we…
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Concerns Regarding Human Rights, Free Speech and the Anti-Discrimination Act – Letter to Peter George
Dear Peter George, Re: Request for Delegation – Concerns Regarding Human Rights, Free Speech and the Anti-Discrimination Act We would like to congratulate you on your success at the recent state election and to wish you well as you assume your seat in the Tasmanian Parliament. In light of your recent comments on the ABC…
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Women’s Rights Forum Held at Devonport RSL a Free Speech Victory
The Devonport RSL is to be congratulated for standing up for freedom of speech following from Women Speak Tasmania’s forum held at the Devonport RSL on the evening of 7 May “Women’s Rights in the Modern World,”. The WST forum this week marks a significant milestone in Australia for Women’s rights groups with the Devonport…
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Forum: “Women’s Rights in the Modern World”
On 7 May 2025, members of Women Speak Tasmania held a private forum titled “Women’s Rights in the Modern World” at the Devonport RSL. This event marks a significant milestone for women’s rights advocacy in Australia, as the Devonport RSL, a veterans’ charity, became the first independent venue in the country to stand firm in…
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Sentencing Law Ammenments – Letter to Tasmania Attorney General Guy Barnett
Dear Minister Guy Barnett, Re: Hate speech laws must not be used to silence dissent. Free speech protections are needed before any laws intended to curb speech. We are writing to you directly on the advice of the Health Minister Jacquie Petrusma at our meeting on 18 March 2025, to express our grave reservations about…
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The Importance of freedom of speech
Equality Tasmania calls journalist Benjamin Seeder article in the Examiner bias, putting in doubt his journalistic integrity when the opposite could not be more true. At this moment when many are afraid to raise their voices for fear of offending and reputation cancelation, he raises his. Robust debate and the exchange of ideas no matter…
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Freedom of speech IS a responsibility
Ben Seeder (Examiner March 31) has successfully covered an issue that all too often is not reported by Tasmanian media. After all, journalism is about having the tenacity and courage to report fairly and impartially in the public interest, even when political lobby groups, political or corporate bodies may become legally exposed or offended by…
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Free Speech Essential in a Democracy
I wish to express my concern regarding a recent letter to the Editor by Equality Tasmania which criticises journalist Ben Seeder. In a democratic society, free speech is not only a fundamental right but also underpins our democracy. It must be said that regarding the impact of gender ideology, women and children have borne the brunt of this worldwide and…
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Tasmania will this coming week face its free speech litmus test
In the opinion piece “Tasmania will this coming week face its free speech litmus test”, Benjamin Seeder argues that Tasmania’s commitment to free speech would be tested by the planned visit of Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan to Hobart. Seeder describes free speech as a foundational democratic right from which other freedoms flow and contends…