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Dutton must fight for free speech

Labor’s disinformation bill is deeply dangerous

22 July 2023

9:00 AM

22 July 2023

9:00 AM

We need a Liberal Party – heck, I’d take a National Party – that believes in free speech. I think it’s plain to everyone that we don’t have one. The costs of that are about to get really high. Last week’s leading article set out how Labor’s proposed Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2023 will empower a two-bit Canberra agency – the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) – and how bad that is going to be.

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