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Title Speech matters [electronic resource] : getting free speech right / Katharine Gelber.
Author Gelber, Katharine.
Publication Info. St. Lucia, Qld. : University of Queensland Press, 2011.
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Description 1 online resource (215 p.)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Speech matter -- Political and legal culture -- The flag -- Terror -- Hate-- Protest -- The corporation -- Art -- How to get speech right.
Summary "Why are Australians getting free speech Wrong? Australia is the land of the 'Fair Go'. But does this extend to giving everyone the right to speak freely about politics? While most Australians take this vital freedom for granted, in Speech Matters political analyst Katharine Gelber shows why many of Australia's laws and policies are actually damaging our democratic ideals. A council officer shuts down a Sydney art exhibition that challenges the basis for the Iraq war; big day out organisers are attacked for asking attendees not to wear the Australian flag after the Cronulla riots. Gelber investigates a wide range of political expression to discover what value Australians place on free speech: from the national flag, hate speech and anti-terrorism laws to protest, campaigns against corporate actions and provocative art. Gelber considers the rules that regulate our speech and actions alongside the views of everyday Australians on these issues. What Gelber finds is a political culture that is failing free speech. In Australia, powerful companies can silence dissent, and even peaceful protest can be difficult to carry out. Filled with controversial examples to fuel the debate, Speech Matters challenges Australians to rethink freedom of speech. It's time to give everyone a voice in running the country."--Publisher's website.
Subject Freedom of speech -- Australia.
Oral communication -- Social aspects -- Australia.
Libel and slander -- Australia.
Toleration -- Australia.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights
HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand
Genre Electronic books.
Subject Freedom of speech. (OCoLC)fst00934044
Libel and slander. (OCoLC)fst00997162
Oral communication -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst01047021
Toleration. (OCoLC)fst01152232
Australia. (OCoLC)fst01204543
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ISBN 9780702247316 (electronic bk.)
0702247316 (electronic bk.)
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