06:15 PM - 07:15 PM, 28 Apr 2011: Andrew Bolt Gagging for Freedom - Talking Point at Wheeler Centre

The Federal Court action against columnist Andrew Bolt has sparked a heated debate between those who believe that his comments contravene the Racial Discrimination Act and those who argue that the legal action is an assault on freedom of speech and democracy.

Whether you agree or disagree with Bolt, the debate has created compelling dichotomies, pitting freedom of speech against censorship, racial discrimination against political correctness. Objective opinions are muddied by subjective reactions to the personalities involved – divisive personalities like Bolt and Geoff Clark. Bolt’s writings are deliberately provocative – but does that mean he should be silenced?

Join Leslie, Crikey’s Bernard Keane, academic lawyer James Allan and the Drum’s Jonathan Green as we sift the issues

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