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Free speech and hate speech in Australia

The debate about the balance between free speech and hate speech in Australia, particularly in relation to the cancellation of David Icke's visa.

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Jan 17, 2026
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What were the legal grounds and process for Australia’s cancellation of David Icke’s visa in 2019?

Australia cancelled David Icke’s planned 2019 speaking-tour visa on “character grounds,” using long-standing ministerial and departmental discretion to refuse or revoke entry to non-citizens whose pre...

Feb 1, 2026

How do Australian legal definitions of hate speech and antisemitism apply to criticism of Zionism and slogans like 'from the river to the sea'?

n law currently draws a clear legal line: criticism of , the or Zionism as political ideology is not automatically unlawful or antisemitic, but context matters — collective attribution or speech that ...