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Public Address 18/03/05 - Speaking Freely

Friday, 18 March 2005, 12:42 am
Column: HARD NEWS from Russell Brown

PUBLIC ADDRESS 18/03/05 - Speaking Freely

Speaking freely | Mar 18, 2005 12:12
Russell Brown's Hard News

If the current select committee inquiry into the desirability of a "hate speech" law was intended merely to take the public temperature on the issue, then the submissions suggest that the mood is distinctly chilly...

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