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Australia’s highest court has made a landmark ruling that a public servant was lawfully sacked for writing tweets which criticised government policies.
Michaela Banerji was fired in 2013 for her criticisms – expressed under a pseudonym – of the nation’s controversial immigration programmes.
The court rejected her claim that she had been denied a right to free speech.
The ruling could have far-reaching implications for employees who express political views, lawyers say. Read more