ABC Online | Are race hate laws stifling free speech? ABC Online The Government is about to announce that it will hold an inquiry into whether the Racial Discrimination Act (RDA) stifles a person's right to free speech. The RDA was passed in 1975 - so why has this come up now? In September 2011, conservative ... QUT students to pursue defamation suit against Gillian Triggs Become a WA Today member today President of the Australian Human Rights Commission facing possible defamation action |