Prominent Doctor Raises Concerns Over Misinformation Bill

Published on September 27, 2024

Nick Coatsworth, an infectious diseases and respiratory expert who played a key role in advising the Australian government during the COVID-19 pandemic, has called on people to make submissions against a misinformation bill aimed at regulating content considered misinformation online. Coatsworth, who also appears as the Nine Network’s medical expert, expressed concerns that the new legislation could restrict important discussions on health policy. “In the Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation Bill’s definition of ‘serious harm,’ the following phrase is used: ‘harm to public health in Australia, including to the efficacy of preventative health measures in Australia’,” he wrote on X, formerly Twitter....

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