142 - Josh Bornstein

Josh Bornstein is an employment and IR lawyer at Maurice & Blackburn and the director at the Australia Institute. He's been increasingly concerned about the level of control that Australian employers have gained over their employees' freedom of speech and expression. So when it comes to the case of Israel Falou, he's been (controversially) outspoken about the legal ramifications for workers if we accept that your boss can fire you for saying the wrong thing.  Here Josh and I take the time to flesh out his argument on this, how one can unequivocally condemn what Falou said but still object to him losing his job and what the implications for this saga might be for anti-discrimination protections moving forward.   Be the change you want to be in the world and support this show by becoming a Patron please ENOUGH is coming to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August and the Soho Theatre in September @JoshBBornstein  joshbornstein.com.au ARTICLE: Cricket Australia's Angela Williamson won't be the last fired for having an opinion by Josh Bornstein ARTICLE: Sacked for speaking your mind? Don't expect the free speech brigade to help by Jason Wilson   ARTICLE: Integrity - it's all Greek to the hypocrites of the Right by Josh Bornstein ARTICLE: With Israel Folau the church demands a kind of free speech that keeps gays in the firing line by David Marr ARTICLE: Everyone Is Wrong About Israel Falou by Lane Sainty Winners Take All by Anand Giridharadas Cause of the Week: The Centre for Future Work (futurework.org.au)