Very few comedians have made an impression on the Aboriginal community in the way King Billy Cokebottle has. From radio to pubs to nightclubs, King Billy was one of Australia’s most established and renowned underground comedians. But that all changed when an 18C claim was brought against him. This is the story of a comedian, an activist and a mudcrab, and is one of the few 18C cases to successfully use the exemptions of 18D. 

<div>Very few comedians have made an impression on the Aboriginal community in the way King Billy Cokebottle has. From radio to pubs to nightclubs, King Billy was one of Australia’s most established and renowned underground comedians. But that all changed when an 18C claim was brought against him. This is the story of a comedian, an activist and a mudcrab, and is one of the few 18C cases to successfully use the exemptions of 18D. </div>

Just Words is an investigative series by 2SER 107.3FM,  where we go behind the hype and headlines of our race laws and get the true stories from those who have used the Racial Discrimination Act and those that have had it used against them.  

Section 18C is the part of the Racial Discrimination Act that makes it illegal to offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate someone because of their race. So will removing 18C  really give people the right to be bigots?

An original 2SER podcast launches Monday 27th February 2017. The seven part series is hosted by Nic Healey. New episodes are released each week.

Just Words

Very few comedians have made an impression on the Aboriginal community in the way King Billy Cokebottle has. From radio to pubs to...