http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/nina-funnell/ Nina Funnell is a researcher in the Journalism and Media Research Centre at the University of NSW and a freelance opinion writer. She is a regular media commentator and is actively involved in women’s rights advocacy. Nina is currently completing a PhD on teen “sexting” and cyberbullying. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +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/intolerance-and-censorship-have-no-place-in-democracy/ If I were ever going to rob a bank I would do so in character. Specifically, I’d go in wearing the giant green St George Dragon mascot suit. Aside from the delicious irony of a bank being robbed by its own mascot, the stunt would serve as a timely reminder to Reverend Fred Nile- and others- that there are a range of uniforms, sporting apparel, masks and other coverings that conceal the face and the identity of the wearer. Last week Nile from the Christian Democratic Party introduced a Bill in the NSW Upper House to make it an offence (maximum penalty $550) for “a person, without reasonable excuse to wear a face covering in a public place.” Note, that’s not just in banks or service stations, but in any public place. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Nina Funnell) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/intolerance-and-censorship-have-no-place-in-democracy/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/intolerance-and-censorship-have-no-place-in-democracy/#item3436 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:52:00 +0000 Nina Funnell | Author bios | The Punch