Christian Lobby Warns Misinformation Bill Could Hinder the Development of Knowledge

A conservative Christian advocacy group has said that the government’s impending Misinformation Bill could stifle the evolution of knowledge, impacting society as a whole. At a recent Senate inquiry hearing, Elisabeth Taylor, an independent researcher and previous research director at the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL), raised concerns about whether it was appropriate for the government to completely crack down on “misinformation.” “The misinformation of today may be proven to be correct tomorrow, or new information may come to displace the incumbent orthodoxies of the day. This is the process of progress,” she said, pointing to the changing nature of information....