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  2. Censorship in Australia - Wikipedia

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    In 2018, the Australian Government asked former Chief Justice Robert French to conduct an independent review of freedom of speech and academic freedom in Australian higher education. While French disagreed that there was a "freedom of speech crisis" on campuses, he nonetheless noted the risks to freedom posed by the various and vaguely-worded ...

  3. Section 116 of the Constitution of Australia - Wikipedia

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    Academics Gonzalo Villalta Puig and Steven Tudor have called for the court to broaden Section 116 by finding in it an implied right to the freedom of thought and conscience. In their view most Australians "believe that the Constitution protects the right to freedom of thought and conscience just like it protects other civil and political ...

  4. 1988 Australian referendum (Rights and Freedoms) - Wikipedia

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    The constitution provides for 5 express rights, 3 which apply only to the Commonwealth, religious freedom, trial by jury, "just terms" compensation.The 2 rights which apply to all of Australia are free trade between the states, and protection against discrimination based on the state an individual lives in.

  5. Freedom of religion in Australia - Wikipedia

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    In theory, Australian State and Territory Governments can therefore pass laws impeding religious freedoms. Some states and territories have implemented a bill or charter of rights which include freedom and protection for religion, such as Section 14: Freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief in:

  6. Freedom of religion - Wikipedia

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    However, the most substantial binding legal instruments that guarantee the right to freedom of religion that was passed by the international community is the Convention on the Rights of the Child which states in its Article 14: "States Parties shall respect the right of the child to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. – States ...

  7. Civil liberties - Wikipedia

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    Though the scope of the term differs between countries, civil liberties may include the freedom of conscience, freedom of press, freedom of religion, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, the right to security and liberty, freedom of speech, the right to privacy, the right to equal treatment under the law and due process, the right to a ...

  8. Hypocrisy on Bodily Autonomy at the DEA - AOL

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    For its role in the prohibition of psychedelics, it infringes on freedom of conscience and even, in some cases, on traditional religious practice. The Supreme Court made clear in 2006's Gonzales v.

  9. Freedom of conscience - Wikipedia

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    Freedom of conscience is the freedom of an individual to act upon their moral beliefs. [1] In particular, it often refers to the freedom to not do something one is normally obliged, ordered or expected to do. An individual exercising this freedom may be called a conscientious objector. [a]