Legislation should be expanded to cover more staff at Australian universities, say Greens
Changes to Australia’s rules on academic freedom of speech are expected to become law after a free speech bill passed the federal House of Representatives last week.
The Higher Education Support Amendment (Freedom of Speech) Bill 2020 will amend the existing legislation to add a new definition of academic freedom. It will replace the term “free intellectual inquiry” with “freedom of speech” and “academic freedom”.
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