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Toothless, Trojan or true to Trinitarian anthropology
- Frank Brennan
- 28 January 2010
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The full text of Frank Brennan's January 2010 address to the Australian Association of Catholic Bioethicists, 'Toothless, Trojan or True to Trinitarian Anthropology? Reflecting on the 2009 National Human Rights Consultation'.
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RELIGION

Human Rights Consultation and beyond
- Frank Brennan
- 14 October 2009
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Even if all our recommendations were implemented tomorrow, there would still be vulnerable Australians missing out on essential economic and social rights. Responsibility for meeting these needs cannot rest solely with government. We need to take responsibility for each other.
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AUSTRALIA

Gay 'justice' suits pragmatic pollies
- Deborah Singerman
- 07 October 2008
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Gay equality is a touchstone by which to measure politicians' moderate credentials. Turnbull's support is not totally altruistic: the inner-Sydney seat he represents has one of Australia's largest gay and lesbian populations.
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RELIGION

Fence-sitter seeks balance on same-sex marriage
- Frank Brennan
- 26 May 2008
15 Comments
Cardinal George Pell opposes a bill of rights in any form, but there are pros and cons. Some judges are tempted to extend their reach, running ahead of the public in forcing a social agenda.
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RELIGION

Getting the balance right after the 2020 Summit
- Frank Brennan
- 26 May 2008
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The text is from Professor Frank Brennan's 2008 Institute of Justice Studies Oration from 22 May 2008.
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RELIGION

Towards a church apology for gay prejudice
- Donal Godfrey
- 03 March 2008
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Clergy signatories to the 100Revs Statement of Apology to the gay community took part in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras on Saturday. Many Christians long for their churches to be places of welcome for all people and commit themselves to pursuing this goal.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Sex workers' drama transcends soap opera frivolity
- Tim Kroenert
- 07 February 2008
4 Comments
Satisfaction takes place in a high-class city brothel, where demand is high and prices are higher. But it's more a matter of 'normalise' than 'glamorise'. The workers' everyday conflicts are exacerbated by the nature of their profession.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Good music becomes great business
- Tim Kroenert
- 13 December 2007
In the world of popular music, the transition from intimate theatre or festival gigs, to stadium rock shows, indicates the move from an authentic emphasis on great music, to 'music as spectacle', or pure commerce. It appears Missy Higgins has reached this point.
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CONTRIBUTORS

Maurice Rickard
- Maurice Rickard
- 19 September 2007
Dr Maurice Rickard is a Canberra researcher and former Australian Parliamentary Fellow. Further elaboration of the issues mentioned here can be found in the paper "Is it medically legitimate to provide assisted reproductive treatments to fertile lesbians and single women?" Australian Parliamentary Library.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

The domestic space of gay men and lesbians
- Deborah Singerman
- 08 March 2007
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The popularity of Waz and Gav, the gay couple in the first series of Channel 9’s The Block, helped them launch their own design company. It also highlighted the boundaries of acceptable mainstream images of gay men.
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AUSTRALIA

Mending lives burned and different
- Michael Mullins
- 27 February 2007
Those who are rejected by their peers live their lives on the edge, in much the same way as others whose lives are upturned by bushfires. In the end, they are often richer for the experience.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Finding God in the Dark: Spirituality and the Cinema
- Richard Leonard
- 27 February 2007
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This is the full text of a speech given by Richard Leonard SJ in Queensland on spirituality and cinema, on the occasion of the opening of a new spirituality centre.
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