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Aussie Public Servant Criticises Gov't On Twitter, Gets Sacked

Posted by timothy on from the new-destination-moscow dept.

An anonymous reader writes "An Australian public servant who criticised the government on Twitter has been sacked even though she did not reveal her name or her job to her readers. Federal Judge Warwick Neville told her Australians had no 'unfettered implied right (or freedom) of political expression.' Unlike Americans, Australians have only limited rights to Free Speech. The new ruling makes means public servants cannot criticize the government on social media, even privately and in their own time."

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  1. Sacking... by mitcheli · · Score: 3, Informative

    Well, in the US, if an officer in the military criticizes the administration, they can be fired or even charged under the UCMJ. So we're not that far off from the Aussies...

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