by John | May 15, 2012 | Australian commentary
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”. Watching the brouhaha about the Doctors for the Family submission to the Senate Inquiry into...
by John | May 14, 2012 | Australian commentary
It’s estimated there are currently around 90,000 medical practitioners working in Australia today. Like any similarly-sized group of people, Australian doctors will have a wide range of views about politics and social issues. With that in mind, we shouldn’t be...
by John | May 14, 2012 | Australian commentary
Julia Gillard doesn’t get away with much these days. Last week she managed to alienate Sydney’s entire North Shore when she questioned its residents’ qualifications as ‘‘real people’’. She weathered relentless Coalition attacks over her handling of MP Craig Thomson...
by John | May 14, 2012 | Australian commentary
Barack Obama’s support for marriage equality highlights the fact that Australia is now the only developed, English-speaking democracy where the leaders of both major parties oppose the issue. Same-sex marriage has the support of David Cameron and Ed Miliband in the...
by John | May 13, 2012 | Australian commentary
The debate in society about marriage equality for same-sex couples has many facets. Until now though, health arguments have not been to the fore. The Melbourne Herald Sun ran with a story about some doctors who have founded a group called Doctors for the Family to...
by John | May 13, 2012 | Australian commentary
In this piece, Rodney Croome responds to the Australian Christian Lobby’s claims that only heterosexual parents can provide the right environment for the raising of children. To read the ACL’s original piece, click here. At the most conservative estimate...
