Searching for the word freedom in Senate within the 1970s…
The word freedom
- appears in 1.7% of speeches
- appears 3300 times in 1638 speeches
- was spoken on 566 sitting days by 103 different people
- appears in speeches on 903 different topics
Top speakers:
- CARRICK, John (297 uses)
- BUTTON, John (200 uses)
- GREENWOOD, Ivor (193 uses)
- MISSEN, Alan (149 uses)
- PRESIDENT, The (148 uses)
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Top days:
- 3 September 1970 (78 uses)
- 6 November 1979 (52 uses)
- 28 April 1971 (50 uses)
- 27 August 1975 (47 uses)
- 27 September 1973 (44 uses)
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Top topics:
- QUESTION: GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S SPEECH (109 uses)
- ADJOURNMENT (83 uses)
- QUESTION: ENTRY PERMITS (75 uses)
- QUESTION: BUDGET 1975-76 (64 uses)
- PUBLIC ORDER (PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY) BILL 1971: Second Reading (51 uses)
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Associated words:
- academic freedom (45 appearances)
- complete freedom (37 appearances)
- individual freedom (31 appearances)
- greater freedom (29 appearances)
- religious freedom (23 appearances)
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Sample sentences:
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I wonder whether this Government will ever learn to distinguish between the laws that are fundamental for good government and those that are antithetical to order and personal freedom.
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But it was apparent from the decision of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory that there is not an absolute freedom for people to use Commonwealth lands in the Territory as a person may, of his own volition, wish to do.
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1 ) The reference made by Mr McMillan in the Four Comers program to having sought access to files prepared by the Interdepartmental Committee on Freedom of Information set up by the Whitlam Government was not to a request directed to my Department.
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I am also amazed at the extraordinary silence in the last day or so when it appears that the freedom of the young man to leave Australia is being impaired.
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But, a loftier race than e’er the world bath known shall rise with flame of freedom in their souls and light of knowledge in their eyes.