Terry Healy: “There is a beautiful big rainbow over Southern River”
Through out the election campaign Terry Healy spoke to Southern River residents about the issues that mattered most to them. A lack of new infrastructure in the region, which has seen a growing population, was one of their concerns. Employment prospects was another. Many former Fly In-Fly Out workers who had build modest homes in […]
The Greens call on Labor to rule out plebiscite option
The Greens have called on Labor to immediately and completely rule out supporting a harmful and divisive equal marriage plebiscite. The Labor party has yet to formally indicate whether or not they will support the government’s plebiscite legislation and the party has said it won’t consider the issue until early next month when their next […]
Howard: laws must protect those tangentially affected by marriage equality
Former Prime Minister John Howard has made a series of comments about the potability of marriage equality being introduced into Australia and has said religious freedom needs to be protected. Speaking to The Guardian the former Liberal leader said there must be protections for people who are affected in a tangential way. “I do think […]
John Howard baffled by Safe Schools program
Former Prime Minister John Howard has weighed into the debate over the Safe Schools Coalition. The 76 year old, former Liberal leader, said he was “baffled” that the anti-bullying program had been approved for use in schools and is taken seriously. Mr Howard gave an extended interview to SKY News journalist Peter van Onselen and […]
John Howard defends marriage exclusion legacy
Former Prime Minister John Howard has told SKY NEWS that decision about marriage should be made by politicians not judges. Mr Howard said changes to the Marriage Act made while he was Prime Minister were made to stop the courts from making alterations to the definition of marriage. Mr Howard would not be drawn on […]
High Court Rules Against Chaplaincy Program
Today the High Court upheld a challenge against the federal government funding of school chaplains. Former Prime Minister John Howard first introduced the chaplaincy program in 2006, allowing schools to apply for $20,000 grants towards the employment of a school chaplain. Queensland man Ron Williams has twice challenged the funding arrangement, and won a challenge […]
Australia Celebrates First Same Sex Marriages
Australia saw it’s first legal same sex marriages occur over the weekend when the Australian Capital Territory’s laws came into effect at midnight on Friday. Sixteen couples were wed on the laws in front of Parliament House. Amongst the first to take their vows was Western Australian couple Dennis Liddelow and Stephen Dawson. Liddelow, a […]
Tim Winton’s Shrine, Shines
Tim Winton’s Shrine is the sixth production of Black Swan Theatre’s 2013 season and succeeds in meeting high expectations in the wake of the play’s predecessors. The narrative follows the tragic death of Jack Mansfield (Paul Ashcroft) told through retrospective reflections between characters’ conversations both with each other and through the fourth wall. As the […]
Howard: Marriage Equality is Nonsense
Yesterday former Prime Minister John Howard labeled marriage equality as “nonsense” and proclaimed that children are better off in heterosexual marriages. The former Prime Minister has been on the Liberal’s campaign trail and shows no change in his position towards the marriage question. Yesterday Mr Howard was campaigning in the seat of Hindmarsh in South […]
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