Free speech – have your say
Written by Steven Schwartz on August 11th, 2008
Recently I chaired the Big Ideas Forum hosted by the Centre for Independent Studies at the Sydney Opera House. Scholars and commentators such as Frank Furedi and Ayaan Hirsi Ali discussed the topic ‘The Ideas of the Enlightenment in the 21st Century’.
The Enlightenment, of course, refers to that time beginning in the 17th century when […]
Our next debate: ‘free speech has its limits’
Written by Steven Schwartz on June 30th, 2008
Between 1901 to 1973 more than 500 books were banned in Australia, and for much of that time the list of forbidden publications was kept a secret by various federal agencies.
These titles are revealed in a new work – called Banned in Australia - edited by Macquarie researchers Dr Nicole Moore and Dr Marita Bullock, […]