Yes to free speech, no to racism. It should be a pretty simple formula but, of course, the devil is always in the details. Despite all the heat being generated by the debate surrounding proposed amendments to Sections 18C and D of the Racial Discrimination Act, with members of the government threatening to cross the floor and acres of newsprint devoted to commentary from both sides, this is actually one outcome that everybody agrees on.
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