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8:48 am May 22, 2012
The tide of public opinion is turning against immigration
MORE than half of Australians want our borders closed and immigration ended.
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2:03 pm May 22, 2012
ASIO rulings keep refugees in detention
Despite being given refugee status, dozens of people are being kept in detention around Australia due to Australia's intelligence agency considering them a potential security threat.
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12:14 am May 22, 2012
Sydney Writers' Festival
Jeffrey Eugenides is a Pulitzer Prize winning author.
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9:45 am May 22, 2012
Psychiatrists identify 'asylum seeker syndrome'
The group is presenting its evidence on Prolonged Asylum Seeker Syndrome at an international psychiatry conference in Hobart today.
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11:40 pm May 21, 2012
French prime minister promises to implement equal marriage and adoption rights for gays
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8:54 am May 22, 2012
Police find girls at centre of Italian custody dispute
The four sisters, aged between nine and 14, were found at a house at Buderim on the state's Sunshine Coast last night after going into hiding last week.
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1:02 am May 22, 2012
Free Ranjini and her two children End indefinite detention - End ASIO security checks
Tamil Community Andrew Bartlett - former Senator and refugee rights advocateRanjini, a mother with two sons, aged 6 and 8, was picked up by immigration officials on May 10th and is now back in detention with her children, potentially…
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7:05 pm May 22, 2012
No action against those named by Thomson
Workplace relations minister Bill Shorten says there's no evidence to suggest any action be taken against the Fair Work Australia (FWA) personnel named in parliament by federal MP Craig Thomson.
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4:35 pm May 21, 2012
Media coverage of death threats examined
But, The Australian takes it a stage further.
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2:58 pm May 21, 2012
Interview: Masha Gessen
Recently sworn in again as Russia's president, Vladimir Putin is one of the world's most powerful men.
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12:03 pm May 21, 2012
Defiant Australian legislator rejects brothel claims
An Australian member of parliament accused of spending union money on prostitutes said on Monday he had been framed by union rivals and he made no mention of resigning, which would threaten the government's thin majority.
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4:23 pm May 21, 2012
JURIST - Paper Chase: Malawi president vows to decriminalize homosexuality
Malawi [BBC backgrounder] President Joyce Banda announced in her first national address [text] on Friday that she will decriminalize homosexual acts.
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6:59 am May 21, 2012
Government strips QAHC of funding
The Queensland government has all but declared war on the state’s LGBT community, announcing it will defund the state’s only LGBT health and wellbeing organisation for what it says is a failure to reduce HIV rates and too much of a focus on “political…
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3:34 pm May 21, 2012
What happens next if Greece leaves the eurozone?
There is more and more speculation that Greece is about to leave the euro.
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4:29 am May 21, 2012
Mr Hockey, we cannot afford not to have a NDIS
Comment"When it comes to the NDIS, I am Dr Yes, " was Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's statement when he attended the NDIS rally in Perth last month.
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2:05 pm May 21, 2012
Craig Thomson’s day in kangaroo court
Another day, another way in which the state of Australian politics sinks lower and lower.
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7:43 am May 20, 2012
Hey Tony, your MPs and voters
Tony Abbott’s MPs want to decide for themselves whether to vote for marriage equality or not and are challenging the opposition leader to grant them a conscience vote on the issue, like Julia Gillard’s Labor Party has done.
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2:16 pm May 20, 2012
Katter regrets allowing homophobic ads
Maverick federal MP Bob Katter has told an audience with former prime minister Kevin Rudd he will regret homophobic advertisements aired by his party "for the rest of my days".
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12:47 am May 20, 2012
Save Healthy Communities
Our only LGBT health and wellbeing organisation, the Queensland Association for Healthy Communities (‘Healthy Communities’), is to be defunded by Queensland Health it was announced today.
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1:59 pm May 19, 2012
Gay marriage on rocks
The LNP Government looks set to overturn controversial civil unions laws.
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2:37 pm May 19, 2012
Tariq Sims has suspected broken leg
North Queensland forward Tariq Sims has suffered a suspected broken leg in Saturday night's NRL clash with Penrith at Dairy Farmers Stadium.
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5:28 am May 18, 2012
Gay marriage is a distraction: remember Manning
Find More StoriesIn the week Barack Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009, he ordered bombing attacks on Yemen, killing a reported 63 people, 28 of them children.
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7:45 am May 18, 2012
Another boat arrives as failed asylum seekers double dip under Labor - Liberal Party of Australia
The arrival of another illegal boat, with 68 people on board, comes on the same day as official revelations that asylum seekers are double dipping under Labor’s soft policies after being rejected by the Howard Government, Shadow Minister for Immigration…
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4:55 am May 18, 2012
Rejected refugees get back on boats for another go
ASYLUM seekers rejected after arriving by boat a decade ago are boarding vessels and coming back to Australia in the latest surge of arrivals.
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11:47 pm May 17, 2012
Stoner announces retirement at end of 2012
Reigning MotoGP™ World Champion Casey Stoner confirmed on Thursday that he would retire from the sport at the end of the 2012 season.
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2:03 pm May 17, 2012
ABC Message Board - Catalyst - Invisible Killers Live Forum - Messages
Welcome to Catalyst’s “Outbreak” Special Edition online forum, opening here on Thursday May 17th 8:30pm and running until 9:30pm AEST.
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5:11 am May 17, 2012
DAYS OF WHINE AND POSEURS
It’s like standing next to a thousand people running their fingernails down a blackboard.
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3:00 am May 17, 2012
Hockey won't commit to disability scheme
Opposition treasury spokesman Joe Hockey has distanced the Coalition from the National Disability Insurance Scheme, saying he does not want to raise false hope about the future of the plan.
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4:59 am May 17, 2012
Slash tour in August
Slash is set to return to Australia in August making his second visit Down Under this year following his surprise cameo on stage with Myles Kennedy and Alter Bridge at Soundwave in Sydney.
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2:18 pm May 17, 2012
Australia : IDAHO events around the whole country ! - International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
Australia IDAHO events on all Deakin University campuses Australia’s Deakin University ALLIES in partnership with the Equity and Diversity Unit are holding IDAHO events on every campus.
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1:46 pm May 16, 2012
Challenging Muslim community homophobia
The day's activities are intended to celebrate diversity, but same sex attraction remains a divisive issue in many communities.
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10:11 am May 16, 2012
Hockey won't give false hope on NDIS
It appears the Government can no longer count on bipartisan support for its National Disability Insurance Scheme.
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6:03 am May 16, 2012
Salvos say Top End homeless numbers are worst ever
A local charity organisation says homelessness is on the rise in Darwin, with more people sleeping rough than ever before.
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4:17 am May 16, 2012
Catalyst Australia
This seminar presents three perspect and what they can do - to organise asylum seeker, refugee and newly arrived migrant workers in their workplaces and their communities.
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3:01 pm May 15, 2012
Former Treasury Head slams Euro and sees Aussie boon
The Euro was compromised at birth and its failure could see an investment surge in Australia according to a man who has run Treasury, sat on the Reserve Bank Board and has just been appointed as Executive Chair of the Institute of Public Policy, Dr Ken…
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9:26 am May 15, 2012
An appalling story. Is this really Australia, 2012?
Young Sri Lankan widow Ranjini and her two little boys aged six and nine, are trapped.
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11:22 am May 15, 2012
ACTU Congress 2012
Parts of ACTU Congress 2012 will be streamed live to unions, media and the public.
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3:43 am May 15, 2012
Doctors for the Family see some Australians as more equal than others
George Orwell’s mordant satire of politics and bureaucratic doublespeak famously featured the slogan that “all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others”.
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3:49 pm May 14, 2012
Saints too good for Blues - Official AFL Website of the Carlton Football Club
CARLTON his missed the chance to go to the top of the AFL ladder after a shock loss to St Kilda in a fiery and entertaining clash at Etihad Stadium on Monday night.
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2:49 pm May 14, 2012
How Apple Will Make A Fortune From The Voice
Lots of companies will make a fortune from The Voice, including broadcaster Nine (which can sell ads at high rates thanks to the weekly 2 million+ TV audience) and Universal (which signs up the winning artists).
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4:03 pm May 14, 2012
Gay parents 'no disadvantage'
There is no scientific evidence to support the assertion of 150 doctors that children with heterosexual parents 'do better' than those in same sex homes, psychologists say.
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11:04 am May 14, 2012
Refugee family torn apart by ASIO
A Sri Lankan woman and her two boys, aged six and nine, have been placed in Villawood Detention Centre by a negative ASIO assessment after spending a year in the community as approved refugees.
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7:20 pm May 14, 2012
Craig Thomson Resign Now
Craig Thomson the member for Dobell is unfit to represent his electorate.
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7:34 am May 14, 2012
Disabled miss out as Queensland holds off on National Disability Insurance Scheme
QUEENSLANDERS with a disability are getting a rougher deal than people elsewhere in Australia, as the state prepares to hold off on implementing a national disability insurance scheme.
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2:10 am May 14, 2012
Psychiatrist should “reconsider board position”
The Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) has called on Victoria’s deputy chief psychiatrist Professor Kuruvilla George to reconsider his position on the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission board (VEOHRC) after it was revealed he was a…
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11:52 am May 13, 2012
Doctors’ views on same-sex marriage are ill-informed
The American Psychological Association has come out in support of same sex marriage because it has read the empirical research that demonstrates the clear health benefits that flow from allowing same sex couples to marry, includingHerdt, G.
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8:15 am May 13, 2012
Cheers as Romney rejects same-sex marriage
Republican White House challenger Mitt Romney, wooing social conservatives, has adamantly rejected same sex marriage and trumpeted his belief in Christian values and the family.
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7:07 am May 13, 2012
Young workers are our future and need to have a voice in the workplace
Young people are among the most vulnerable workers and will benefit from a renewed union push for better workplace protections, entitlements and representation.
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5:16 am May 13, 2012
Thousands rally nationwide for same-sex marriage
Organisers say at least 6,600 people turned out in simultaneous events in the nation's capital cities as a part of the Marriage Equality National Day of Action on Saturday.
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2:33 pm May 13, 2012
Aussie psychologists back marriage equality
Speaking at today’s Senate marriage equality inquiry hearing in Melbourne, representatives of the Australian Psychological Society said there is a direct link between allowing same sex couples to marry and better mental health outcomes for same-sex…
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6:01 pm May 12, 2012
Family shattered by negative ASIO assessment
A Melbourne based family of refugees has been shattered by a negative ASIO security assessment after spending more than a year living in the community.
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2:08 pm May 12, 2012
Australians put up refugees at home
Australians with spare rooms are being encourages to host refugees to help them integrate into society, in a new programme launched by the government in a bid to ease tensions.
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2:24 am May 12, 2012
More From The New Yorker
What is the defining image in the Washington Post’ story on Mitt Romney, as a student at the Cranbrook School, bullying a gay teen age boy?
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12:44 am May 12, 2012
Angry voter backlash to Gillard Government's budget bribes
JULIA Gillard's carbon tax budget bribe has backfired spectacularly, with the majority of voters believing they will be worse off despite thousands of dollars a year in extra handouts and tax cuts.
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12:32 pm May 12, 2012
Embattled MP Thomson claims he was set up
A Fair Work Australia (FWA) investigation found Mr Thomson's credit card and driver's licence details were on escort agency receipts.
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8:41 am May 11, 2012
North Carolina begs the question too
NORTH CAROLINA passed its constitutional amendment to bar gay marriage by a thumping 61 39 majority yesterday.
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6:32 am May 11, 2012
Kiwi PM "not opposed" to marriage equality
While Julia Gillard continues to oppose same sex marriage, New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key quickly followed up on Barack Obama’s new support for it yesterday with his own assurance that marriage equality’s OK with him.
