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Michael Kirby: the rainbow in Asia and the fight for gay rights in our region

  • Written by: Michael Kirby, Visiting Professorial Fellow, UNSW
imageLGBTIQ minorities in many Asian countries must overcome violence and discrimination in their day-to-day lives.Reuters

The is an edited version of a speech delivered by Michael Kirby at the Sydney Institute on December 14.


On November 15, 2017, I received the welcome wake-up call at my hotel in Bangkok. It was my partner of 48 years, Johan, phoning...

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Brandis off to London, as Turnbull prepares his reshuffle

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageGeorge Brandis has served as attorney-general since 2013.AAP/Mick Tsikas

Attorney-General George Brandis will become Australia’s high commissioner to London in a ministerial reshuffle set to be announced on Tuesday.

Brandis’ appointment opens the way for Malcolm Turnbull to elevate deputy Senate leader Mathias Cormann to Senate leader,...

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The royal commission's final report has landed – now to make sure there is an adequate redress scheme

  • Written by: Ben Mathews, Professor, School of Law, Queensland University of Technology
imageThe royal commission has handed down its final report – now the real work begins.Shutterstock

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has performed its task magnificently. Its scale, complexity and quality is unprecedented. Its work is already being acknowledged internationally as a model of best practice.

As a...

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Pregnancy doesn't 'cure' endometriosis, so where does this advice come from?

  • Written by: Mike Armour, Post-doctoral research fellow in women's health,NICM, Western Sydney University
imageWomen have long been told getting pregnant can help with endometriosis. Unsplash/freestocks.org, CC BY-SA

Many Australian women with endometriosis are reporting they’re being advised a reliable treatment or even possible cure for their endometriosis is to “go away and have a baby”. This message is consistent with what women from...

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  1. From reproducers to 'flutters' to 'sluts': tracing attitudes to women's pleasure in Australia
  2. By slashing environment spending, the government is slashing opportunities
  3. Morrison will deliver better news on debt in budget update
  4. Three (funny) charts on: 2017 in business and economics
  5. Thinking of taking up WeChat? Here's what you need to know
  6. Young people want walkable neighbourhoods, but safety is a worry
  7. Bennelong brings Turnbull a prized Lego piece – but he still has to build the set
  8. John Alexander easily retains Bennelong, and how the LNP saved Labor's Jackie Trad in Queensland
  9. Alexander holds Bennelong, Turnbull holds majority
  10. Google's artificial intelligence finds two new exoplanets missed by human eyes
  11. Royal commission report makes preventing institutional sexual abuse a national responsibility
  12. To fight the catastrophic fires of the future, we need to look beyond prescribed burning
  13. Royal commission recommends sweeping reforms for Catholic Church to end child abuse
  14. CBA admissions will make class action easier but shareholders still have a lot to prove
  15. A gas shortage next year is unlikely, but that's the only good news
  16. So you've got your ATAR, now what? Here are some options
  17. Science or Snake Oil: do skinny teas boost weight loss?
  18. We found evidence of early humans in the jungles of Borneo
  19. Racist reporting still rife in Australian media
  20. The psychology of Christmas shopping: how marketers nudge you to buy
  21. Friday essay: the myth of the ancient Greek 'gay utopia'
  22. Flying home for Christmas? Carbon offsets are important, but they won't fix plane pollution
  23. Vital Signs: Australia heads into 2018 with mixed economic signals
  24. Calling all parents – Australia's future female scientists need your support now
  25. Sydney's closer to being a zero-carbon city than you think
  26. Grattan on Friday: The 'China factor' is an unknown in Bennelong but a big issue for Australia
  27. Greater skills diversity on boards might actually be worse for business
  28. Explainer: the politics of heavy metal
  29. Should I roll my baby back over if she rolls onto her stomach in her sleep?
  30. Measures to increase cycling in Australia are predicated on failure
  31. Instead of congratulating ICAN on its Nobel Peace Prize, Australia is resisting efforts to ban the bomb
  32. Not just heat: even our spring frosts can bear the fingerprint of climate change
  33. It's official: 2016's Great Barrier Reef bleaching was unlike anything that went before
  34. Australians working in China should expect fallout over questions of political interference
  35. A bubble? We don't even know how to value Bitcoin
  36. Between innocence and experience: the sexualisation of girlhood in 19th century postcards
  37. Structuring thought and imagination brick by brick, Lego is more than child's play
  38. Cutting funding for hospital complications is unlikely to change patient care – here's why
  39. Democrat Doug Jones wins Alabama Senate byelection in stunning upset; Bennelong is tied 50-50
  40. Why we removed an article on the My Health Record
  41. The off-topic Conversation #144
  42. Engineers, philosophers and sociologists release ethical design guidelines for future technology
  43. Westfield's history tracks the rise of the Australian shopping centre and shows what's to come
  44. What the robots of Star Wars tell us about automation, and the future of human work
  45. What is going rotten in the franchise businesses plagued by scandals
  46. Sexting: technology is changing what young people share online
  47. Reporting a few cases of negative side effects from long-acting contraceptives is alarmist and damaging
  48. NAPLAN 2017: results have largely flat-lined, and patterns of inequality continue
  49. Schools are not adequately preparing young Australians to participate in our democracy
  50. Vocational education and training sector is still missing out on government funding: report

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