from The Christian Institute
Australia’s online safety watchdog had no right to censor a gender critic’s social media post flagging grave concerns about an influential trans activist, a tribunal has ruled.
The eSafety Commissioner ordered that the post by Canadian campaigner Chris Elston, in which he criticised the proposed appointment of Teddy Cook — a woman who identifies as a man — to a World Health (WHO) Committee on transgender healthcare, be removed.
But last week, Damien O’Donovan, Deputy President at the Administrative Review Tribunal, overturned the ban, stating that online safety legislation in Australia was not designed to police legitimate debate.