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Australia doesn't have freedom of speech written into its constitution

In Reply to: 'cash for comment' posted by Dionne on October 26, 1999 at 12:57:03:

: McSpotlight: So you view fiscal profit as being more important than freedom of speech?

Australia doesn't have freedom of speech written into its constitution explicitly. If somebody wants to accept money to have their opinion censored is that not also their right?

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McSpotlight: However, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, of which Australia is a signatory, specifically does; it's Article 19;

"Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers."

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