The awarding of a ‘free speech’ award to the Human Rights Commission’s Gillian Triggs left many lost for words. It is as obscene as it is hypocritical. Clearly, the grotesquely mis-named ‘Voltaire’ award, along with its sponsors, a mob equally laughingly called Liberty Victoria, have shredded what little, if any, credibility they ever had, and it is to be hoped (but by no means assumed) that no taxpayers’ dollars go towards supporting such a clownish outfit.