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April 30, 2025 We're taking this fight to the institutions.

We're taking this fight to the institutions.

Today is the last day to make your own submission and ensure they remember that clinical safety should trump ‘cultural safety’ - the term that sounds good at first, but is being used to justify the ce...

April 24, 2025 I didn't want to stand.

I didn't want to stand.

As a supporter of the Free Speech Union, you’ll be accustomed to the messages that populate your inbox from Jonathan Ayling. It wouldn’t have taken you many emails to realise that he’s rather passiona...

April 17, 2025 Should your opinions have to align with your employer’s?

Should your opinions have to align with your employer’s?

Your opinions shouldn't have to align with your employer’s, right? That's exactly what we told the Ministry of Health today in their Workforce Regulation Consultation.And we'd appreciate it if you joi...

April 14, 2025 We're stepping in: Police double down on unlawful officer training

We're stepping in: Police double down on unlawful officer training

Crisis. There's no other word for it.We try our best to avoid sensationalising what we report to you.Even though hyperbole might get eyeballs on screens, we know we’ll lose your trust in the long run ...

April 11, 2025 Why are these professional bodies so spineless?

Why are these professional bodies so spineless?

I get to see how our work has a real-world impact on individuals’ lives every day. We’ve taken on three new cases where individuals are under fire for simply expressing their opinions, and we’re going...

April 8, 2025 Three issues. One goal.

Three issues. One goal.

This week we've seen legislation introduced to Parliament on academic freedom that we had a key role in developing, filed an application for leave to intervene in Janet Dickson’s appeal to defend prof...