Free speech, religious freedom and vilification in Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6234066 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katharine Gelber (0000-0002-0239-3552, The University of Queensland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 78-92 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1036-1146 • E-ISSN: 1363-030X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10361146.2023.2283008 |
| OpenAlex | W4388759647 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 17 |
In Australia, the marriage-equality plebiscite of 2017 prompted significant debate over appropriate limits to free speech in the context of expressions of religious belief. This article reports on the results of a political discourse analysis of media coverage in prominent national newspapers from 2017 to 2021. Findings show the debate was dominated by three representations: discrimination against Christians, disagreement as rights abrogation, and the meaning of 'free speech' as unbridled and unlimited. These representations were deployed in an (ultimately unsuccessful) endeavour to override long-held views about the appropriate place of freedom of speech in Australian political culture and law, and to misrepresent the meaning and purpose of vilification laws
Context (archaeology · Epistemology · Free speech · Freedom of Religion · Freedom of the press · Human rights · Meaning (existential · Newspaper · Political science · Politics · Religious freedom · Sociology · Gender and Women's Rights · History · Law · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Philosophy · Religious Freedom and Discrimination
Undertaking Discourse Analysis for Social Research
Free Speech and Illocution
Introduction
The precarious protection of free speech in Australia
The bell was tolling’
Civic discourse on Facebook during the Australian same‐sex marriage postal plebiscite
Comparing Same-Sex Marriage in Australia and Canada
The power of belief
Methods of Text and Discourse Analysis
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |