The Institute of Public Affairs’ Free speech on campus audit 2023 is the fourth systematic analysis of more than 279 policies at Australia’s 42 universities.

The 2023 audit rates each university’s support for free speech by analysing policies that limit the free expression of a broad range of ideas on campus, finding the deterioration of freedom of speech on campus has accelerated since 2018. The audit also measures the effectiveness of the French Model Code in restoring free speech, finding the code has done little to slow, and in some cases adds to, the deterioration of free speech.