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But the "defamed person" may often end up being a politician or someone supporting the government's political aims. If the US had this law, I imagine it would

But the "defamed person" may often end up being a politician or someone supporting the government's political aims. If the US had this law, I imagine it would make people reluctant to discuss Mike Lindell (the My Pillow guy), for example. > "In a free society such as Australia where we value our free speech, it is only free when that is balanced with the responsibility for what you say," Mr Morrison said. Another political leader had a similar view on human rights: > “There is freedom of speech, but I cannot guarantee freedom after speech.” ― Idi Amin https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9082497-there-is-freedom-of-speech-but-i-cannot-guarantee-freedom https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9082497-there-is-freedom-of...

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> "In a free society such as Australia where we value our free speech, it is only free when that is balanced with the responsibility for what you say," Mr Morrison said. Just leaving this here for the record, Australia does NOT have the concept of "free speech" that Americans are familiar with codified into the legal system. https://www.ag.gov.au/rights-and-protections/human-rights-and-anti-discrimination/human-rights-scrutiny/public-sector-guidance-sheets/right-freedom-opinion-and-expression https://www.ag.gov.au/rights-and-protections/human-rights-an... https://www.findlaw.com.au/articles/4529/do-we-have-the-right-to-freedom-of-speech-in-austr.aspx https://www.findlaw.com.au/articles/4529/do-we-have-the-righ...