Professor Neil Foster: Civil liberties and religious freedom

Professor Neil Foster examines the future of civil liberties in Australia and whether stronger legislative protections for religious freedom are needed.The episode explores anti-discrimination law, freedom of expression, competing rights frameworks, and how courts and governments are responding to increasingly contested cultural and political issues.Professor Neil Foster is Associate Professor of Law, University of Newcastle.Listener FeedbackRuminants is a legal podcast series that goes beyond the headlines to unpack the ideas shaping law, policy, and public life. Hosted by Louis White and produced by BarNet/Open Law.Produced by Angela Stretch and published by BarNet Open Law. The team behind the JADE legal research platform and other legal informatics.Music by Out To The World, Bulletin World, courtesy of Epidemic Sound.