Home›Sources›Blasphemy Is Still a Crime in Australia, and It Shouldn't Be (Luke Beck, The Conversation, 2017)SourcesBlasphemy Is Still a Crime in Australia, and It Shouldn't Be (Luke Beck, The Conversation, 2017)The Conversation, read 2026-08-23Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Blasphemy Is Still a Crime in Australia, and It Shouldn't Be (Luke Beck, The Conversation, 2017)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/theconversation-beck-blasphemy-australia-2017.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Blasphemy Is Still a Crime in Australia, and It Shouldn't Be (Luke Beck, The Conversation, 2017). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/theconversation-beck-blasphemy-australia-2017Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-blasphemy-is-still-a-crime-in-australia, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Blasphemy Is Still a Crime in Australia, and It Shouldn't Be (Luke Beck, The Conversation, 2017)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/theconversation-beck-blasphemy-australia-2017}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXAn article by Luke Beck, Senior Lecturer in Constitutional Law at Western Sydney University, published in The Conversation on June 18, 2017, describing Australia's blasphemy law as a state-by-state patchwork (abolished only in Queensland and Western Australia at the time of writing) and the NSW Law Reform Commission's 1994 recommendation to abolish the offence, never acted on by Parliament.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (8 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedLuke BeckPublisherWell-attestedThe ConversationURLWell-attestedhttps://theconversation.com/blasphemy-is-still-a-crime-in-australia-and-it-shouldnt-be-78990Source TypeWell-attestedacademic articleAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1Tier 1: an academic legal scholar writing for an editorially reviewed outlet on his own area of expertise, citing the primary NSW Law Reform Commission report directly; the 2017 publication date predates Tasmania's October 2024 repeal, which this entity does not itself cover.SourcesBlasphemy Is Still a Crime in Australia, and It Shouldn't Be (Luke Beck, The Conversation, 2017)tier 1Luke Beck, The ConversationView the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (8 claims)This source backs 8 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.Countries, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested7CountriesAustraliaSourcesBlasphemy Is Still a Crime in Australia, and It Shouldn't Be (Luke Beck, The Conversation, 2017)General References1CountriesAustraliaComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year