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Sex-abuse legislation tightened
Police will be able to destroy computers carrying suspected child pornography even when the material is highly encrypted and impossible to access, under a tightening of federal sex-offence laws.
[Friday, 5th February 2010]
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TV violence fuels nastier bar brawls
Hoteliers have told a federal government inquiry into youth violence that pub brawls had not increased but attacks were more vicious and visible. [Thursday, 4th February 2010]
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Britain backs down on church reform law
LONDON: The British government has caved in to pressure from the Pope and churches by abandoning controversial reforms that would have forced religious groups to abide by anti-discrimination laws. [Thursday, 4th February 2010]
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Virginity plea electorally painless for Tony Abbott
Tony Abbott's fatherly advice for teenage girls not to give their virginity away "lightly" has cost him some support among women voters after a week of concerted attacks from government ministers and feminists. [Tuesday, 2nd February 2010]
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The 'Marriage Equality Amendment' inquiry
A reminder - A Marriage Equality Amendment inquiry is being conducted by the Senate's Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, with a report due by 26 November 2009. You still have time to contact your member of parliament / senators about this issue. [Friday, 23rd October 2009]
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Rights charter would empower only lobbyists
Australia's charter of rights story ended last year as a cliffhanger. The National Human Rights Consultation recommended Australia adopt a charter, but the federal government has thus far held off on responding. [Thursday, 4th February 2010]
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The Australian way
Writing in Quadrant online, Queensland University Professor James Allan questions the consultative process over the statutory bill of rights proposal.
[Monday, 25th January 2010]
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 God does not punish the poor
In the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake Anglicare Victoria CEO Ray Cleary challenges comments that seem to ascribe the events as being self-inflicted. He says Christians are called to stand with and alongside those who suffer. [Wednesday, 20th January 2010]
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A witness who paid the price
The German pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer was charismatic, courageous and controversial [Sunday, 10th January 2010]
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Gay adoption ban to stay
The State Government has decided not to allow same-sex couples to adopt, ignoring a parliamentary inquiry that said changing the law would ''ensure the best interests of children''.
[Sunday, 10th January 2010]
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Yes, Virginia, it’s a Christmas tree
If officially Communist Beijing celebrates Christmas with gusto, why do Westerners fret about offending non-Christians with trees, carols and decorations? [Friday, 18th December 2009]
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A climate-change moment for marriage
A report about families from Britain says forget about marriage; another report from the United States says save it. They can’t both be right. [Friday, 18th December 2009]
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Child welfare is more important than net freedom
I once stumbled into a child porn chatroom. I was working at a magazine and having one of those “Hey, does anyone know if…?” conversations beloved of journos where we meander into oddball topics, debate them vigorously and call it work. [Friday, 18th December 2009]
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Buying into the greening of Africa
It's now 25 years since the Ethiopian famines of the 1980s and the public's unprecedented outpouring of generosity to their fellow human beings on another continent. The question I'm always asked, of course, is: was it all worth it? [Wednesday, 9th December 2009]
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The puzzle of human dignity
The original primary purpose of the concept of dignity was to ensure respect for life. How ironic it has been turned on its head by pro-euthanasia advocates to promote exactly the opposite outcome. [Tuesday, 8th December 2009]
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Rich should help poor nations pay to go green
Rich countries must pay some of the bills for developing countries to produce green power as well as cutting their own emissions, the Parliament of the World's Religions meeting in Melbourne will tell the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen. [Tuesday, 8th December 2009]
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A premier from Ohio
"I am nobody's puppet," Kristina Keneally proudly declared in the NSW parliament yesterday.
[Friday, 4th December 2009]
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