http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/chris-back/ Chris Back has a degree in veterinary science and is a former businessman who has worked in the fuel, oil and gas industries. He also served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Rottnest Island Authority and the Bush Fires Board of Western Australia 1995-97.He has been a Liberal Senator for Western Australia since March this year. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:00:13 +0000 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:00:13 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Censoring-the-right-to-question-and-criticise-government/ Sitting in front of a blank computer screen is confronting, but strangely quite liberating. There is a glimmer of anticipation, of unknown opportunity. There is a sense of freedom – now that is a strange coincidence. It is actually a sudden, unexpected challenge to my freedom that crowds my thoughts. Who would have thought that in 2009, I would be sitting at my desk in the Australian Parliament, earnestly searching the internet for quotations about censorship? feedback@thepunch.com.au (Chris Back) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Censoring-the-right-to-question-and-criticise-government/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Censoring-the-right-to-question-and-criticise-government/#item1638 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:50:41 +0000 Chris Back | Author bios | The Punch