Labor to move on protections for gay students in religious schools
Labor will introduce legislation to change the Sexual Discrimination Act to protect LGBTI students from discrimination at faith-based schools on Thursday.
This legislation is predicted to act as a political wedge, forcing the government to introduce their own legislation to parliament in the next few days.
However, the Greens intend to go further than this and amend the opposition’s legislation to include discrimination against teachers and staff.
Labor to move on protections for gay students in religious schools
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28th November 2018
Local Artists
Clea: Vermillion (Mirror Records)
Spring Skier: We Were Astronomers (FALSE PEAK RECORDS)
Clea: Vermillion
- Sometimes people are born with a kind of timeless wisdom that radiates from their being. Simply being in their presence makes you realise truths about yourself, and forces introspection, even when you don't want it. This applies to musicians too, and Brisbane based Clea is one of those people. Her debut full length record Vermillion is a clever array of introspective ballads, drenched in nostalgic instrumentation and stuffed with mature lyrics and effortless vocals.
Sam Stosuur: Seeds
- Sam Stosuur (aka Sam Maguire) has just released his second EP of the year, entitled Seeds. It comes hot on the heels of his debut, Dunlop Molley, that came out via Beats Of No Nation in August. You may have seen play bass with Astro Travellers, Tiana Khasi or Sampology (along with inumerable other groups no doubt).
Ella Thompson: Hysteria
- With three years since her last release, Melbourne based songstress Ella Thompson has recently been drawn back to her solo project, releasing her long-awaited EP Hysteria through her own label and arts publication Pool. Having been involved in other notable Australian acts GL, Dorsal Fins and The Bamboos and well into her career as a recording artist, Thompson has clearly used this experience to hone her craft.
Scientists New Effort to Save Great Barrier Reef
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Scientists New Effort to Save Great Barrier Reef
Dubbed “IVF for the reef”, Australian scientists are undertaking the largest and most complex coral regeneration attempt ever on the Great Barrier Reef.
Peter Harrison from Southern Cross University said that scientists would collect millions of coral eggs and sperm during the coral spawning event this week and introduce them to the most dangerous parts of the reef when the larvae is ready.
If the project is successful, it could be applied to damaged reefs all over the world.
May’s Brexit Plan “Doomed”
Former British Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has launched a scathing attack on Theresa May’s Brexit proposal, saying it is doomed and must be renegotiated.
The attack is a blow to May, who is struggling to muster support for the plan, which will be voted on in Parliament on December 11.
Opponents of the deal, which include US President Donald Trump, said it will keep the UK too closely tied to the EU, hampering future trade deals and minimising their value.
Survey on Europe’s Anti-Semitism
A study by CNN has revealed anti-semitic stereotypes are alive and well across Europe, while the memory of the Holocaust is fading.
More than 7000 people were interviewed from 7 different countries which highlighted some worrying attitudes, such as one in four people believing Jews have too much influence in business and finance.
12% of young people in Austria, Hitler’s birthplace, say they had never heard of the Holocaust, while one in three Europeans thought Jews used the Holocaust to advance their own positions or goals.