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More Work Is Needed To Protect Academic Freedom And Free Speech

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A majority of the speakers at Victoria University's debate on free speech on Tuesday night were against a proposed law change requiring universities to implement free speech policies.

Our drafted legislation will ensure all Kiwis have access to publicly funded venues, regardless of who they are or their ideological positions. This legislation creates a positive duty for local venues to protect free speech, even when ‘health and ...

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Ayling hadn’t said anything cancel-worthy; his belief that others with “hateful” opinions shouldn’t be cancelled disqualified him. In response, the university postponed and reimagined the event.

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A new policy guide for New Zealand schools released by human rights advocacy organisation Ethos includes recommendations for how speech and conscience rights can be upheld when dealing with differing gender ideologies, says Jonathan Ayling, Chief Executive ...

What has the world come to when an attempt by a university to debate free speech is derailed? Victoria University of Wellington had scheduled a...