On freedom of speech

Posted on November 20, 2015 
Filed under Opinion

Dominic Perrottet MPIn a Private Members Statement on Tuesday, Member for Hawkesbury, Dominic Perrottet, spoke in NSW Parliament on the importance of freedom of speech in democratic societies.

In particular, he referenced the controversy in Tasmania regarding the “Don’t Mess with Marriage” booklet (“A Pastoral Letter from the Catholic Bishops of Australia to all Australians on the ‘Same-sex Marriage’ Debate”).

You can watch his speech here, or read the transcript.

Related: First they came for the Catholics…Law and Religion Australia.