Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-07-21 05:21:09 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: DEC855FC8906AE134DF1B256F7081A6301DB5C259BEA3000533FB4E23B543959
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Original Note:
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 a part of the system of representative and responsible government created by the Constitution. https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Foreign_Affairs_Defence_and_Trade/Freedomofreligion/Interim_Report/section?id=committees%2Freportjnt%2F024110%2F25178 https://www.hrlc.org.au/human-rights-case-summaries/2021/10/27/high-court-declares-implied-freedom-of-political-communication-alive-and-well-mostly https://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/JCULawRw/2005/5.txt/cgi-bin/download.cgi/download/au/journals/JCULRev/2005/5.pdf
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