Australian Human Rights Commission. The UN General Assembly adopted the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) on 16 December 1966. ICCPR Article 19 states: 1. Everyone shall have the right to hold opinions without interference. 2. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of his choice. 3. The exercise of the rights provided for in paragraph 2 of this article carries with it special duties and responsibilities. It may therefore be subject to certain restrictions, but these shall only be such as are provided by law and are necessary: (a) For respect of the rights or reputations of others; (b) For the protection of national security or of public order, or of public health or morals. Freedom of Opinion and Expression General Comment 34 on Article 19 emphasises that freedom of expression and opinion are the foundation stone for a free and democratic society and a necessary condition for the promotion and protection of human rights. This General Comment addresses in detail: · freedom of opinion · freedom of expression · freedom of expression and the media · the right to access to information · the importance of freedom of expression in a democratic society · the application of Article 19.3 on permissible limitations on freedom of information and expression · the scope for limitations on freedom of expression in certain areas · the relationship between articles 19 and 20. Freedom of information, expression & democracy General Comment No. 25 deals with freedom of expression in the context of participation in public affairs and the right to vote. The Human Rights Committee has stated that: Citizens also take part in the conduct of public affairs by exerting influence through public debate and dialogue with their representatives or through their capacity to organize themselves. This participation is supported by ensuring freedom of expression, assembly and association. In order to ensure the full enjoyment of rights protected by article 25, the free communication of information and ideas about public and political issues between citizens, candidates and elected representatives is essential. This implies a free press and other media able to comment on public issues without censorship or restraint and to inform public opinion. It requires the full enjoyment and respect for the rights guaranteed in articles 19, 21 and 22 of the Covenant, including freedom to engage in political activity individually or through political parties and other organizations, freedom to debate public affairs, to hold peaceful demonstrations and meetings, to criticize and oppose, to publish political material, to campaign for election and to advertise political ideas. Legal Protections for freedom of expression Common law protection A well-established principle of statutory interpretation in Australian courts is that Parliament is presumed not to have intended to limit fundamental rights, unless it indicates this intention in clear terms. This includes freedom of expression. See our page on common law rights and parliamentary scrutiny. Constitutional law protection The Australian Constitution does not explicitly protect freedom of expression. However, the High Court has held that an implied freedom of political communication exists as an indispensable part of the system of representative and responsible government created by the Constitution. It operates as a freedom from government restraint, rather than a right conferred directly on individuals. In Nationwide News Pty Ltd v Wills (1992) 177 CLR 1 and Australian Capital Television Pty Ltd v the Commonwealth (1992) 177 CLR 106, the majority of the High Court held that an implied freedom of political communication exists as an incident of the system of representative government established by the Constitution. This was reaffirmed in Unions NSW v New South Wales [2013] HCA 58. Protection in State and Territory human rights laws Section 16 of the Human Rights Act 2004 (ACT) states that: 1. Everyone has the right to hold opinions without interference. 2. Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right includes the freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of borders, whether orally, in writing or in print, by way of art, or in another way chosen by him or her. The rights in this act are subject to section 28: 1. Human rights may be subject only to reasonable limits set by Territory laws that can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society. 2. In deciding whether a limit is reasonable, all relevant factors must be considered, including the following: 3. the nature of the right affected; b. the importance of the purpose of the limitation; c. the nature and extent of the limitation; d. the relationship between the limitation and its purpose; e. any less restrictive means reasonably available to achieve the purpose the limitation seeks to achieve. Section 15 of the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic) provides: 1. Every person has the right to hold an opinion without interference. 2. Every person has the right to freedom of expression which includes the freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, whether within or outside Victoria and whether- (a) orally; or (b) in writing; or (c) in print; or (d) by way of art; or (e) in another medium chosen by him or her. 1. Special duties and responsibilities are attached to the right of freedom of expression and the right may be subject to lawful restrictions reasonably necessary- (a) to respect the rights and reputation of other persons; or (b) for the protection of national security, public order, public health or public morality.

Vigorous resistance is essential!

Nice appearance on the onion Senator Malcolm Roberts. I guess your buddy shouldn't have mouthed off about dead kids.

No apologies from me.

Always retain your individuality

I apologise for nothing

Today in ‘finally, some good news,’ infamous extremist and Sandy Hook denier Alex Jones has lost what’s left of his farce of a media company to possibly the funniest possible option: The Onion. The satirical news site won the bankruptcy auction to take control of Jones’ rubble of a media empire, Free Speech Systems. Ben Collins, the chief executive of The Onion’s parent company Global Tetrahedron, said in an interview that the new InfoWars will be a parody of itself, mocking ‘weird internet personalities’ like Jones. The cherry on this delicious cake is that the purchase was sanctioned by the family members of the Sandy Hook victims, the group Jones owes $1.5 billion to for all the conspiracy theories he spread about the loss of their loved ones during the 2012 school shooting. The families sued Jones in 2018 for defamation and, of course, he didn’t have that money, so in 2022 he filed for bankruptcy. The sale of his company was part of the liquidation of his assets to pay off the verdicts.

As a person once said it is time now.

Yep. Cooker fighting against non-existent problems.

Senator Malcolm Roberts Malcolm, does the Age Verification go to the Senate like the MAD Bill???

Awareness and ability to see through the illusions and programming from the ruling class will help you not to be enslaved. Set yourself free from the prison of their ideas and false control. My soul isn't for sale.

I can't wait to get my freedom back, oh wait, I haven't lost any

okay, so originally we couldn’t buy an ev motor vehicle because they were considered woke, but now that Musk is running America we can purchase a Tesla?

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When can we in Australia stand up and be offended with the Palestinian protestors stopping the Myer Christmas display opening. Who can we prosecute for stopping our Normal Christmas activities?

More videos of you with the Guy who made the families of children shot dead at school suffer . Putting your face next the to guy who posted grieving families names on his show saying that there kids never died and it was all false media to stop guns ???. Directing people to ring them and berate them as they grieved for there dead children ?. Is there nothing a politician will not do for fringe group votes to keep their $250,000 a year job ???

Alex Jones telling the truth? He's a bigger liar than you are! I'd suggest you buy some Revolution flea treatment. If you lie down with a dog like this blatant liar, then you'll definitely get up with fleas.

Just tell these indigenous entitled ones to Rack off .

He is no longer the owner of infowars, just another loser bankrupt

Can’t do that with a viable 3rd party 🤦‍♂️ time for you to put the big boy pants on and join forces with the likes Katter, GAP some like minded independent and join forces. Without that this country is doomed.

Yellen, fuck em!

Never apologise and speak your truth!

One Nation is awesome wish it would be possible for one of you to be PM

We wish it was 6.2.

Yes, the drovers dog could have advised against Morrison’s over reach with Covid payments to corporations that didn’t need it … and labour has missed the opportunity to put a brake on inflation and the resulting upward pressure on interest rates. Economics 101.

You didn't included pet care and pet food..that's costly desex cost these days $1000 dollars (female)

Change your name to OUR Nation

And stop lying about us having a surplus.

Dissolve the Government ! Create a New and Revised System of Governance ! A Small Government ! Dispose of Both Major Parties ! They are Beholding to the Corporation Masquerading as a Government and Big Bankers - A.I.P.A.C - The W.E.F - The Globalists One World Controlled Order - They have Sold Australian down the Drain - Sellouts ! Do not need them anywhere near Government ! Create a Small and revised Government Between all the Minor Parties - Those with Commonsense ! Those who will Give their Loyalty and Concentration to Australia FIRST - For the Australian People FIRST- For the Australian Economy FIRST

same criminal corporations worldwide

Destroy the reserve bank and you destroy inflation. Cancel household debt and you create stimulus. Ban fees on workers getting money from the wages in the bank A jubilee is the cancellation of debt. Ban credit cards. Fines. Gst. Lobbying is banned as is enrichment of politicians by corporations and entering corporations. And ban taxes going to the Roman curior aka the Caesar.

Senator Malcolm Roberts can you explain to me (and I’m certain everyone else would like to know) how One Nation will reduce inflation?

You should be pm... your got my vote.. sleaze bo needs to go... an the liberal party are shit to....

Iff America is in a recession well so is Australia

If you actually gave a shit, which you don’t, and had the solutions to our so called economic problems, which you also don’t, you’d work in a tri-partisan way to help by espousing your fantastic solutions that both of the other parties would see as awesome. But alas, you have nothing but conspiracies and noise. You’re as dumb as a rock, and somehow my taxes pay your salary to waste everyone’s time. By the way, on a positive note, your lunatic mate, the bankrupt Alex Jones, just had his precious infowars pulled from under him by the satirical website, the Onion. Kind of like the Shovel or the Chaser here in Australia, they have great plans for it.

www.facebook.com/share/p/1Cm5tFdLCc/? Well Albow has plans to make inflation and interest rates skyrocket much much further

Australia is shit.

If the greedy blood sucking Bankster's, would lower interest rates, that would help lower inflation on the working people for a change.

The CPI in every western nation has been a heavily manipulated load of bollocks for decades.

Yup, & all by wef design, they want us to own nothing but believe me, none of us will be happy, so all these globalist & labor traitors can all go to hell..