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Flood of same-sex weddings in January, after historic parliamentary vote

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The first same-sex weddings will be celebrated early in the new year, after the historic change to the marriage law passed the House of Representatives with only four MPs voting against.

MPs clapped and hugged each other after the private member’s bill, which had cross-party and crossbench sponsorship, went through on the final day of the...

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Australia has finally achieved marriage equality, but there's a lot more to be done on LGBTI rights

  • Written by: Paula Gerber, Professor of Human Rights Law, Monash University
imageThe fight for LGBTI people to live lives free from discrimination will continue.AAP/Dan Himbrechts

It took a long time, but on Thursday Australia became the 26th country to achieve marriage equality.

The LGBTI community is euphoric and relieved with this hard-fought victory. But there is also trauma from the drawn-out postal survey campaign, which...

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What is meningococcal disease and what are the options for vaccination?

  • Written by: Nicholas Wood, Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer Paediatrics & Child Health, University of Sydney
imageChildren aged under two are at increased risk of meningococcal disease.Shutterstock

As a medical researcher and parent of two teenagers there is one bug, Neisseria meningitidis, that really scares me. This is mainly because of the speed and severity of the infection it causes, called meningococcal disease, and its predilection for infecting healthy...

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Barbara and the Camp Dogs turns pub theatre into an impassioned call to listen to Indigenous Australians

  • Written by: Caroline Wake, ARC DECRA Fellow and Lecturer in Theatre and Performance, UNSW
imageElaine Cromby and Ursula Yovich in Barbara and the Camp Dogs. Brett Boardman

Barbara and the Camp Dogs begins the way most pub gigs do — with a sound check. The audio engineer skips onto the raised stage, tests a microphone, and then hurries back to his desk. The three members of the band stand around, casually surveying the room. Behind them...

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