freedom of political communication

{{Short description|Implied right within the Constitution of Australia}}

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Within Australian law, there is no freedom of speech. Instead, the Australian Constitution implies a freedom of political communication through an interpretation of Sections 7 and 24 of the Constitution.{{cite journal|title=The Implied Freedom of Political Communication: The State of the Law Post Coleman and Mulholland|first=Leanne|last=Griffiths|journal=James Cook University Law Review|volume=12|date=January 2005|url=https://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/JCULawRw/2005/5.txt/cgi-bin/download.cgi/download/au/journals/JCULRev/2005/5.pdf|pages=93–94}}