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EDITORIAL Religious freedom: the political and legislative challenges

HUMAN RIGHTS & FREEDOMS, RELIGIONJune 15, 2019

Following widespread public concerns over threats to religious freedom during the federal election, the Morrison Government has promised a religious discrimination act by July. Human rights law is a tricky, problematic area of law. As militant secularists want to restrict religious freedoms by making religious freedom legislation as ineffective as possible, there are concerns that a new law could reduce, rather than comprehensively protect, freedoms. Consider the complexity of issues with the 2013 changes to the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (SDA)that made a person’s gender identity and sexual orientation protected attributes. Effectively, the Act’s protections for a person’s gender identity…

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Anthony Albanese: NSW left factional warlord takes charge

COVER STORY, POLITICSJune 15, 2019

All other contenders for the ALP leadership inexplicably pulled out of the race against Albo shortly after announcing their intention Tanya Plibersek did not even contest for the deputy leadership, which should have been hers for the taking The unchallenged accession of Anthony (Albo) Albanese to the leadership of the federal parliamentary Labor Party can only be understood in light of his long history of leadership of the left in the New South Wales ALP. This background can already be seen to inform his actions as leader of the ALP. Albo’s accession…

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BOOK REVIEW AFA patron’s long life of public service

MUSIC CINEMA & BOOKSJune 15, 2019

AN UNSOUND INVESTMENT: The Memoirs of Sir Peter Lawler by Peter Lawler Privately published, Canberra Hardcover; three volumes in slipcase: 933 pages Price: AUD$170 Reviewed by John Barich An Unsound Investment is the title of the memoir of one of the Australian Family Association’s national patrons, Sir Peter Lawler. The memoir has been published posthumously in three volumes. Volume I covers Sir Peter’s Anglo-Celtic roots until his graduation from Sydney University in 1943 and he is offered a position in the Department of Post War Reconstruction (PWR) in Canberra. Volume II begins in 1944, when Canberra’s population was about 10,000.…

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LETTERS

POETRY LETTERS & HUMOURJune 15, 2019

Welfare of children In this age of disregard for truth in argument, the winning card to brandish in political or social policy dispute is “the welfare of children”, regardless of whether it is the real issue or will actually be served if the espoused policy is implemented. An early example was the argument for easy, no-fault divorce: better loss of the intact family than exposure to squabbling parents (no suggestion that parents should exercise self-control). And the priority of the welfare of the children was written into the legislation. In fact this priority was scarcely a starter, having no weight…

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