On the topic of Freedom of Speech (as per thread title)

 Racial Hatred Defined

Since the introduction of provisions dealing with racial hatred in 1995,

 [3] the Racial Discrimination Act makes it unlawful to insult, humiliate, offend or intimidate anoth...

Specifically, the Act states:

It is unlawful for a person to do an act, otherwise than in private, if:

(a) the act is reasonably likely in all the circumstances to offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate...

 [4]A variety of acts can constitute racial hatred, including speaking, singing and making gestures in p...

There are three essential components of this unlawful conduct:

1) The act must be done in public;

2) It must be reasonably likely to offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate the people against whom i...

3) It must be done because of the race, colour or national or ethnic origin of the group against who...

These elements are considered individually below. It should be noted that some public acts are exemp...

http://www.humanrights.gov.au/publications/racial-vilification-law-australia

LL you have  forgotten to directly post  the other aspect of why Karabegovic  has been committed to stand trial on terrorism offences:

"The court earlier heard that in addition to the magazines, telephone interceptions overheard Mr Karabegovic discussing with other men plans to buy a gun and go to Bosnia for training and to build remote-control bombs that would ignite bushfires."

Selective reporting?

the rest is in the full article in the link in the OP

Karabegovich was originally facing 12 charges but the charges were revised today.

He was bailed on a $500,000 surety with strict bail conditions, including a night-time curfew and daily reporting to police.

LL you have  forgotten to directly post  the other aspect of why Karabegovic  has been committed to stand trial on terrorism offences:   "The court earlier heard that in addition to the magazines, telephone interceptions overheard Mr Karabegovic discussing with other men plans to buy a gun and go to Bosnia for training and to build remote-control bombs that would ignite bushfires."   Selective reporting?

i'm not NW. if people want to read further they can do so. besides which , the post was aimed more toward bolt and other botttom feeders.

IS: "the Racial Discrimination Act makes it unlawful to insult, humiliate, offend or intimidate another p...

Actually IS there was a considerable outcry over Roxon's proposed amendments from the
media, judicial figures and the human rights lobby'

Former High Court judge Ian Callinan called for widespread community opposition to the reforms, which he says are "outrageous" and a threat to community cohesion. "The dangers of . . . the introduction of a new law to criminalise speech which might cause offence to anyone should not be underestimated," he said.

Jan31 2013.

Ms Roxon will today announce that her department is drafting a series of options for the new laws that includes the removal of the section that prohibits conduct that offends, insults or intimidates.

Hey lakelan your flag is a bit tattered and torn there.

Maybe you can ask nero if you can borrow her copy. :^O

Hey lakelan your flag is a bit tattered and torn there.   Maybe you can ask nero if you can borrow her copy. :^O

hi margo, it's at least authentic. 🙂

hi margo, it's at least authentic. 🙂

It looks authentic lakeland like it has been used for its original purpose.

Wonder if nero can tell us his/her claim to relationship to it.

I love a good story. 😄

MM, I'll have a good look at that .I understood that last year what was being planned was

The proposed Act retains intact the racial vilification provisions enacted by the Keating Government into the Racial Discrimination Act which have become a recent target for shock jocks and which Tony Abbott has pledged to repeal.

http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/4386568.html

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-06/discrimination-commissioner-rebukes-abbott/4181284

Commissioner at odds with Abbott on discrimination law

Updated Tue Aug 7, 2012

Race discrimination commissioner Helen Szoke says people who feel they have been vilified must have legal protections.

Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has again promised that he will dump part of the Racial Discrimination Act prohibiting statements that offend or intimidate people on racial grounds.

Conservative columnist Andrew Bolt was prosecuted under that section last year and Mr Abbott says it undermines free speech.