Not only have The Australian’s opinion writers rallied around Bill Leak, but so, it seems, have its readers. Today’s letters page has five letters jumping off Monday’s extensive coverage on the saga (though the controversy has died off pretty much everywhere but the Oz), and all express support for free speech and Leak’s right to offend.

Though maybe this is by design. Crikey is aware of at least one letter submitted yesterday that was rather critical of Jennifer Oriel’s assessments that wars have been fought over the right to free speech, but it didn’t make the cut. Oh well.