Wednesday Headlines: More sunscreens pulled from Aussie shelves, house prices climb for eighth month in a row as 5% deposits kick in, charges dropped for conspiracy theorist linked to Weiambilla attack, a medical breakthrough in the fertility sector and five stars for Aussie cops turn delivery drivers.

Deep Dive: Free speech has been at the heart of heated debates in recent weeks, off the back of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk’s death, and disagreement over immigration sparking racial tensions in public and online. 

So what’s allowed, and what crosses the line into hate speech, or censorship in Australia? 
 
In this episode of The Briefing, Tara Cassidy speaks with Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay about the importance of each, and how our laws and rights differ in Australia to our US counterparts.

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