Political Correctness is code for tyranny. 18c is tyranny.

give us a break Daffy. The left have been using hate speach for decades. Their doctrine dishes it out but then become sooks when truth is spoken. You aren't Triggs in disguise are you? To get to a place where a cartoon demontrating truth is criminalised shows how totalitarian the left are. Yet its ok for the degenerates on the abc to show Abbott having sex with a dog. You lot are really pathetic.

It is worth noting that the author says of indigenous issues that "essentially a combination of political correctness, Section 18(c), and Indigenous solidarity have acted to suppress discussion of politically incorrect opinions". So why not free things up by mentioning the content of 18D and the exemptions to 18C?

RACIAL DISCRIMINATION ACT 1975 - SECT 18D
Exemptions: Section 18C does not render unlawful anything said or done reasonably and in good faith:
(a) in the performance, exhibition or distribution of an artistic work; or
(b) in the course of any statement, publication, discussion or debate made or held for any genuine academic, artistic or scientific purpose or any other genuine purpose in the public interest; or
(c) in making or publishing: (i) a fair and accurate report of any event or matter of public interest; or (ii) a fair comment on any event or matter of public interest if the comment is an expression of a genuine belief held by the person making the comment.

well Eric it just shows that the Human Rights commission should be done away with as their judgement has proven pathetic to say the least. And to think we pay huge salaries to this mob who have told lies and misrepresented. No commonsense has prevailed.

Leaving aside legal retribution for comments on controversial topics, anyone who does not totally support gay marriage, indigenous rights, the destruction of the traditional family, Safe Schools etc is automatically called names.
It's not a matter of saying nasty things, it's not a matter of insulting people or belittling them.
It's the inability to have an educated conversation regarding the issues without being labelled racist, homophobe etc.
Posting of official data and studies in these topics is met with derision and abuse. Try posting any article on the health dangers of anal sex and see what response you get. Link people to figures from government departments that show aboriginal people are less likely to die in prison than whites and you are accused of hating aboriginals.
Put up statistics about child abuse, neglect and violence towards aboriginal women and the result is the same.
No discussion about how to turn these things around, just a flow of foul accusations and personal abuse.

you put things very graciously Big Nana. Thank you.