Australian Citizenship Test· Department of Home Affairs
Freedom of speech in Australia means:
Choices
- AAll speech is allowed without any restriction
- BPeople are free to say and write what they think, within the limits of the lawCorrect
- CThe government decides what may be said
- DOnly Australian citizens may speak in public
Answer
People are free to say and write what they think, within the limits of the law
Freedom of speech in Australia is protected by political free-speech doctrine (no absolute First-Amendment-style law). It is limited by defamation, racial vilification, and incitement laws.
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