Sky News host Paul Murray has blasted the government and the Australian Human Rights Commission after a new report suggested legislation should be passed to crack down on climate change misinformation .

In a statement to the senate, Australian Human Rights Commission said “regulation is necessary” around the climate change debate and said that it was to stop false narratives from spreading.

The AHRC claimed that such regulations, if enacted, would not impede on the right to freedom of expression and speech.

The Coalition is claiming that Labor would use the proposal to shut down debate about its plans to reach net zero emissions , according to The Australian.

Reacting to the report, Mr Murray said that such a move would be a death knell for free debate and would stifle people from s

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