Speech matters : getting free speech right / Katharine Gelber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gelber, Katharine.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of speech--Australia.

Freedom of speech.

Oral communication--Social aspects--Australia.

Oral communication.

Libel and slander--Australia.

Libel and slander.

Toleration--Australia.

Toleration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 p.)

Place of Publication:

St. Lucia, Qld. : University of Queensland Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Why is Australia's current attitude towards freedom of speech harmful to democracy? Australia is the land of the 'fair go'. But does this attitude extend to freedom of speech? Unlike the US, Australia has no Bill of Rights to protect our right to free speech, yet most Australians take this right for granted. In Speech Matters, political analyst Katharine Gelber shows why many of Australia's laws and policies, supported by the wider public, are actually harmful to democratic participation in politics. A council officer shuts down a Sydney art exhibition that sends a political message abo

Contents:

Cover; About the Author; Also by Katharine Gelber; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: Speech Matters; Chapter 2: Political and Legal Culture; Chapter 3: The Flag; Chapter 4: Terror; Chapter 5: Hate; Chapter 6: Protest; Chapter 7: The Corporation; Chapter 8: Art; Chapter 9: How to Get Speech Right; Acknowledgements; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7022-4731-6

OCLC:

769342013