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Sydney Morning Herald on 2018-06-26 15:50

Defamation laws face overhaul as MP warns of 'weaponisation' by authoritarian states

MP Andrew Hastie says defamation laws might be “weaponised” in the service of authoritarian states that sought to dampen free speech in Australia.

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