Abbott backs ‘free speech’ for the powerful

Syndicated from Green Left Weekly on Thu, 2012-08-09

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<div class="glw-authors">By <span class="glwnews-article-location"><a href="/taxonomy/term/433">Simon Butler</a></span></div><p>Opposition leader Tony Abbott says he wants to open a “new debate about freedom of speech”. But Abbott is most interested in defending “free speech” for Australia’s for the rich and powerful at the expense of oppressed and marginalised groups.</p>
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