Hate speech is defined as public speech that expresses hate or encourages violence towards a person or group based on something such as race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation.
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Response rates from 10.1k Australia voters.
39% Yes |
61% No |
23% Yes |
56% No |
9% Yes, as long as it does not threaten violence |
3% No, and increase penalties for hate speech |
7% Yes, because I don’t trust the government to define the boundaries of hate speech |
2% No, freedom of speech laws should only protect you from criticizing the government |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 10.1k Australia voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 10.1k Australia voters.
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Unique answers from Australia voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@8D2H6GM5yrs5Y
Freedom of speech is to be able to share your opinion without judgement. Hate speech is not an opinion, it’s hate and should not be protected.
@9F9VNPV2yrs2Y
Yes, I don't trust a government to define hate speech. I believe however that a social consensus must be made on discriminatory beliefs and that societies in general should see genuinely harmful beliefs as a threat and the proponents of such speech should be held accountable for their harmful beliefs.
@9HT24881yr1Y
No, it should be banned but it would have to be monitored so no agency or person could use it to their advantage
@8NSNY8S4yrs4Y
As long as it doesn't threaten violence or spread misinformation.
@ISIDEWITH4yrs4Y
Yes as long as it supports all sides of an argument at the moment it only supports the far left and left of politics
@JWickham1wk1W
No, but I believe everybody has the right to an opinion as long as it isn't promoting hatred or violence.
@B4B89XJ2wks2W
I believe some cultures do not integrate with others and they need to be called out on it. I have seen I countries such as Turkey where they are being taken over by another culture - same thing happened with the Fijiians with the Indians. It worries me we are bringing in too many of the same race, we need to spread it around more and try to get people from Canada, USA, Europe, places that truly integrate with Australia's culture
@B496B7P2wks2W
No, as long as what constitutes hate speech is well defined and doesn't stifle criticism, scrutiny, satire or parody.
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