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Abortion, Homosexuality and the Slippery Slope: Legislating ‘Moral’ Behaviour in South Australia
Abortion, Homosexuality and the Slippery Slope: Legislating ‘Moral’ Behaviour in South Australia Clare Parker BMusSt, BA(Hons) A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Discipline of History, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Adelaide. August 2013 ii Contents Contents ii Abstract iv Declaration vi Acknowledgements vii List of Abbreviations ix List of Figures x A Note on Terms xi Introduction 1 Chapter 1: ‘The Practice of Sound Morality’ 21 Policing Abortion and Homosexuality 24 Public Conversation 36 The Wowser State 44 Chapter 2: A Path to Abortion Law Reform 56 The 1930s: Doctors, Court Cases and Activism 57 World War II 65 The Effects of Thalidomide 70 Reform in Britain: A Seven Month Catalyst for South Australia 79 Chapter 3: The Abortion Debates 87 The Medical Profession 90 The Churches 94 Activism 102 Public Opinion and the Media 112 The Parliamentary Debates 118 Voting Patterns 129 iii Chapter 4: A Path to Homosexual Law Reform 139 Professional Publications and Prohibited Literature 140 Homosexual Visibility in Australia 150 The Death of Dr Duncan 160 Chapter 5: The Homosexuality Debates 166 Activism 167 The Churches and the Medical Profession 179 The Media and Public Opinion 185 The Parliamentary Debates 190 1973 to 1975 206 Conclusion 211 Moral Law Reform and the Public Interest 211 Progressive Reform in South Australia 220 The Slippery Slope 230 Bibliography 232 iv Abstract This thesis examines the circumstances that permitted South Australia’s pioneering legalisation of abortion and male homosexual acts in 1969 and 1972. It asks how and why, at that time in South Australian history, the state’s parliament was willing and able to relax controls over behaviours that were traditionally considered immoral. -
Australian Women, Past and Present
Diversity in Leadership Australian women, past and present Diversity in Leadership Australian women, past and present Edited by Joy Damousi, Kim Rubenstein and Mary Tomsic Published by ANU Press The Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200, Australia Email: [email protected] This title is also available online at http://press.anu.edu.au National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry Title: Diversity in leadership : Australian women, past and present / Joy Damousi, Kim Rubenstein, Mary Tomsic, editors. ISBN: 9781925021707 (paperback) 9781925021714 (ebook) Subjects: Leadership in women--Australia. Women--Political activity--Australia. Businesswomen--Australia. Women--Social conditions--Australia Other Authors/Contributors: Damousi, Joy, 1961- editor. Rubenstein, Kim, editor. Tomsic, Mary, editor. Dewey Number: 305.420994 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. Cover design and layout by ANU Press Printed by Griffin Press This edition © 2014 ANU Press Contents Introduction . 1 Part I. Feminist perspectives and leadership 1 . A feminist case for leadership . 17 Amanda Sinclair Part II. Indigenous women’s leadership 2 . Guthadjaka and Garŋgulkpuy: Indigenous women leaders in Yolngu, Australia-wide and international contexts . 39 Gwenda Baker, Joanne Garŋgulkpuy and Kathy Guthadjaka 3 . Aunty Pearl Gibbs: Leading for Aboriginal rights . 53 Rachel Standfield, Ray Peckham and John Nolan Part III. Local and global politics 4 . Women’s International leadership . 71 Marilyn Lake 5 . The big stage: Australian women leading global change . 91 Susan Harris Rimmer 6 . ‘All our strength, all our kindness and our love’: Bertha McNamara, bookseller, socialist, feminist and parliamentary aspirant . -
Asylum Seekers and Australian Politics, 1996-2007
ASYLUM SEEKERS AND AUSTRALIAN POLITICS, 1996-2007 Bette D. Wright, BA(Hons), MA(Int St) Discipline of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) School of History and Politics The University of Adelaide, South Australia A Thesis Presented to the School of History and Politics In the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Contents DECLARATION ................................................................................................................... i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................................. ii ABSTRACT ......................................................................................................................... iii INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. v CHAPTER 1: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK .................................................................. 1 Sovereignty, the nation-state and stateless people ............................................................. 1 Nationalism and Identity .................................................................................................. 11 Citizenship, Inclusion and Exclusion ............................................................................... 17 Justice and human rights .................................................................................................. 20 CHAPTER 2: REFUGEE ISSUES & THEORETICAL REFLECTIONS ......................... 30 Who -
Inside the Canberra Press Gallery: Life in the Wedding Cake of Old
INSIDE the CANBERRA PRESS GALLERY Life in the Wedding Cake of Old Parliament House INSIDE the CANBERRA PRESS GALLERY Life in the Wedding Cake of Old Parliament House Rob Chalmers Edited by Sam Vincent and John Wanna THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY E PRESS E PRESS Published by ANU E Press The Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200, Australia Email: [email protected] This title is also available online at: http://epress.anu.edu.au National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry Author: Chalmers, Rob, 1929-2011 Title: Inside the Canberra press gallery : life in the wedding cake of Old Parliament House / Rob Chalmers ; edited by Sam Vincent and John Wanna. ISBN: 9781921862366 (pbk.) 9781921862373 (ebook) Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Australia. Parliament--Reporters and Government and the press--Australia. Journalism--Political aspects-- Press and politics--Australia. Other Authors/Contributors: Vincent, Sam. Wanna, John. Dewey Number: 070.4493240994 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. Cover design and layout by ANU E Press Back cover image courtesy of Heide Smith Printed by Griffin Press This edition © 2011 ANU E Press Contents Acknowledgments . vii Foreword . ix Preface . xi 1 . Youth . 1 2 . A Journo in Sydney . 9 3 . Inside the Canberra Press Gallery . 17 4 . Menzies: The giant of Australian politics . 35 5 . Ming’s Men . 53 6 . Parliament Disgraced by its Members . 71 7 . Booze, Sex and God . -
Australian Marine Conservation Society
Australian Marine Conservation Society Ms Imogen Zethoven, Director of Strategy Inquiry into the identification of leading practices in ensuring evidence-based regulation of farm practices that impact water quality outcomes in the Great Barrier Reef Responses to questions on notice, public hearing, 28 July 2020 Thank you again for the opportunity to speak to the Senate Committee this morning. As promised, I am getting back to you about a number of matters that came up during my session. 1. Regarding the question from Sen Canavan, AMCS’s turnover is published online in our Annual Reports. 2. Regarding the question from Sen McDonald: what is the value of the agricultural sector in the GBR catchment and what is the number of jobs in the industry? Regarding the number of jobs, I refer to the RIS by the Queensland Government into the Reef protection regulations, which found that there are approximately 13,000 producers (consisting of approximately 8,500 graziers and 4,500 growers i.e., sugarcane, horticulture, bananas and grains) operating in the GBR catchment. In regards to the value of agriculture, I refer to the GBR 2019 Outlook Report (p.159), which found that in 2016–17, the gross value of agricultural production in Queensland was $14 billion, with approximately half derived from agriculture within the GBR Catchment. 3. I also attach two published papers in regards to a question by Senator Waters that was asked of my colleague from WWF about international examples of regulation. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Thank you again for the opportunity to contribute to the Committee’s deliberations. -
The Benefits of Owner Occupation
THE BENEFITS OF OWNER OCCUPATION Patrick N. Troy Urban Research Program Working Paper No. 29 December 1991 URBAN RESEARCH PROGRAM RESEARCH SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Owner Occupation ERRATA Appendix & Bibliography p.54 The publishing houses for the Forrest and Murie 1990 and the Forrest, Murie and Williams 1990 references were inadvertently omitted. The publishers for these references are respectively: Avebury and Unwin Hymen. p.59 The bibliographical reference for Watson, S. 1988 is incomplete. The full title of Watson’s book is Accommodating Inequality: Gender and Housing p.60 The Lloyd & Anderton 1991 work cited in the Appendix does not appear in the bibliography. Details for that reference are as follows: Lloyd, C. J. & Anderton, N.D. 1991, An Analysis of the 1986 Census, A report prepared for the Department of Community Services and Health, Canberra. Text p.33, end of second paragraph - Gruen 1987 was mistakenly cited instead of a 1989 Housing Industry Association work entitled: ‘Housing Costs and Supply’, Papers and proceedings of the fourth Housing Finance Workshop, R. Campbell (ed.) HIA, Canberra. THE BENEFITS OF OWNER OCCUPATION Patrick N. Troy Urban Research Program Working Paper No. 29 December 1991 SERIES EDITOR: R.C. Coles Urban Research Program Research School of Social Sciences Australian National University ISBN 0 7315 1327 4 GPO Box 4 ISSN 1035-3828 Canberra, ACT, Australia 2601 © Urban Research Program, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University 1991 National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication data: Troy, Patrick N., (Patrick Nicol). (1936) The benefits of owner occupation Bibliography ISBN 0 7315 1327 4 1. -
Demand Subsidies for Private Renters: a Comparative Review Authored by Kath Hulse
Demand subsidies for private renters: a comparative review authored by Kath Hulse Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Swinburne-Monash Research Centre June 2002 AHURI Positioning Paper No. 32 ISSN: 1834-9250 ISBN: 1 877005 61 4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This material was produced with funding from the Commonwealth of Australia and the Australian States and Territories. AHURI Ltd gratefully acknowledges the financial and other support it has received from the Australian, State and Territory governments, without which this work would not have been possible. DISCLAIMER AHURI Ltd is an independent, non-political body which has supported this project as part of its programme of research into housing and urban development, which it hopes will be of value to policy-makers, researchers, industry and communities. The opinions in this publication reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of AHURI Ltd, its Board or its funding organisations. No responsibility is accepted by AHURI Ltd or its Board or its funders for the accuracy or omission of any statement, opinion, advice or information in this publication. AHURI POSITIONING PAPER SERIES AHURI Positioning Papers is a refereed series presenting the preliminary findings of original research to a diverse readership of policy makers, researchers and practitioners. TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................ii Executive Summary...................................................................................................iv -
Submission by the Department of the Environment
Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee Inquiry into the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Standing) Bill 2015 Submission by the Department of the Environment 1. INTRODUCTION The Government introduced the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Standing) Bill 2015 into the House of Representatives on 20 August 2015. The Bill would repeal section 487 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the EPBC Act). Section 487 of the EPBC Act extends the range of persons and organisations who may apply for judicial review of EPBC Act approval decisions beyond those who may do so under the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (the ADJR Act) and the Judiciary Act 1903. The purpose of the Bill is to bring the arrangements for standing to make a judicial review application under the EPBC Act into line with the standard arrangements for permitting judicial review challenges to Commonwealth administrative decisions as provided for under the ADJR Act and the Judiciary Act.1 2. LEGISLATIVE CONTEXT History of the extended standing provisions under the EPBC Act The extended standing provisions contained in section 487 have been part of the EPBC Act since it was passed in 1999. Section 487 has not been amended since that time. The facilitation of judicial review by the extended standing provisions in the EBPC Act was a fundamental change from the Environment Protection (Impact of Proposals) Act 1974 (the EPIP Act). In introducing the EPIP Act in 1974, the then Minister for the Environment and Conservation, the Hon Dr Moss Cass, said in his second reading speech that the government had decided not to have wide standing provisions. -
Pest Risk Assessment of the Importation Into the United States of Unprocessed Pinus Logs and Chips from Australia
United States Department of Pest Risk Assessment Agriculture Forest Service of the Importation into Forest Health Protection the United States of Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team Unprocessed Pinus Logs July 2006 and Chips from Australia FHTET 2006-06 Abstract The unmitigated pest risk potential for the importation of unprocessed logs and chips of species of Pinus (Pinus radiata, P. elliottii Engelm. var. elliottii, P. taeda L., and P. caribaea var. hondurensis, principally) from Australia into the United States was assessed by estimating the likelihood and consequences of introduction of representa- tive insects and pathogens of concern. Eleven individual pest risk assessments were prepared, nine dealing with insects and two with pathogens. The selected organisms were representative examples of insects and pathogens found on foliage, on the bark, in the bark, and in the wood of Pinus. Among the insects and pathogens assessed for logs as the commodity, high risk potentials were assigned to two introduced European bark beetles (Hylurgus ligniperda and Hylastes ater), the exotic bark anobiid (Ernobius mol- lis), ambrosia beetles (Platypus subgranosus, Amasa truncatus; Xyleborus perforans), an introduced wood wasp (Sirex noctilio), dampwood termite (Porotermes adamsoni), giant termite (Mastotermes darwiniensis), drywood termites (Neotermes insularis; Kalotermes rufi notum, K. banksiae; Ceratokalotermes spoliator; Glyptotermes tuberculatus; Bifi ditermes condonensis; Cryptotermes primus, C. brevis, C. domesticus, C. dudleyi, C. cynocepha- lus), and subterranean termites (Schedorhinotermes intermedius intermedius, S. i. actuosus, S. i. breinli, S. i. seclusus, S. reticulatus; Heterotermes ferox, H. paradoxus; Coptotermes acinaciformis, C. frenchi, C. lacteus, C. raffrayi; Microcerotermes boreus, M. distinctus, M. implicadus, M. nervosus, M. turneri; Nasutitermes exitiosis). -
4 Comparing Housing Policy Strategies in Australia and the Netherlands, 1945-1980
4 COMPARING HOUSING POLICY STRATEGIES IN AUSTRALIA AND THE NETHERLANDS, 1945-1980 4.1 Introduction The two previous chapters have described the structures and logical range of actions through which state intervention in housing may (or may not) occur, with a focus on the potential impact of different policies on the affordability of housing for low income households. Theoretical accounts of how distinctive national housing policy strategies arise and develop in the context of broader economic, political and social processes have also been discussed. Chapters 4 and 5 draw on this framework to examine the first research question: “How have the Australian and Dutch governments intervened in their respective housing systems over the second half of the 20th century to help provide more affordable housing?” These chapters compare the post 1945 history of housing policy intervention in the two countries, drawing out similarities and differences in goals, forms, intensity, duration and paths of intervention. The analysis of the policy strategies in each country is divided into two periods - before 1980 and after 1980. As will become apparent in this and the following chapter, 1980 is a convenient breakpoint between identifiable phases of expansion and review of housing policy strategy in each case.1 To situate the policy analysis in its wider context, section 4.2 gives a short comparative overview of relevant aspects of the two societies in which housing policy unfolded from 1945 to 1980. Using the framework in figure 3.1, the following sections then analyse different arenas of intervention in turn. Section 4.3 considers policies impacting on the production and supply of housing. -
Pinus Logs and Chips from Australia
United States Department of Pest Risk Assessment Agriculture Forest Service of the Importation into Forest Health Protection the United States of Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team Unprocessed Pinus Logs July 2006 and Chips from Australia FHTET 2006-06 Abstract The unmitigated pest risk potential for the importation of unprocessed logs and chips of species of Pinus (Pinus radiata, P. elliottii Engelm. var. elliottii, P. taeda L., and P. caribaea var. hondurensis, principally) from Australia into the United States was assessed by estimating the likelihood and consequences of introduction of representa- tive insects and pathogens of concern. Eleven individual pest risk assessments were prepared, nine dealing with insects and two with pathogens. The selected organisms were representative examples of insects and pathogens found on foliage, on the bark, in the bark, and in the wood of Pinus. Among the insects and pathogens assessed for logs as the commodity, high risk potentials were assigned to two introduced European bark beetles (Hylurgus ligniperda and Hylastes ater), the exotic bark anobiid (Ernobius mol- lis), ambrosia beetles (Platypus subgranosus, Amasa truncatus; Xyleborus perforans), an introduced wood wasp (Sirex noctilio), dampwood termite (Porotermes adamsoni), giant termite (Mastotermes darwiniensis), drywood termites (Neotermes insularis; Kalotermes rufi notum, K. banksiae; Ceratokalotermes spoliator; Glyptotermes tuberculatus; Bifi ditermes condonensis; Cryptotermes primus, C. brevis, C. domesticus, C. dudleyi, C. cynocepha- lus), and subterranean termites (Schedorhinotermes intermedius intermedius, S. i. actuosus, S. i. breinli, S. i. seclusus, S. reticulatus; Heterotermes ferox, H. paradoxus; Coptotermes acinaciformis, C. frenchi, C. lacteus, C. raffrayi; Microcerotermes boreus, M. distinctus, M. implicadus, M. nervosus, M. turneri; Nasutitermes exitiosis). -
Energy for Change Annual Report 2017–2018 Imagine a World Where Our Strategy Forests, Rivers, People, Oceans and Wildlife Change the Story Stories Matter
Energy for change Annual report 2017–2018 Imagine a world where Our strategy forests, rivers, people, oceans and wildlife Change the story Stories matter. They shape what people see thrive. This is the world as possible. That’s why we’re disrupting the old story that destruction is inevitable. We we can see. This is the are seeding new stories of hope, courage and world we are creating. connection to inspire people to act. Who are we? Build people power We are building a wave of people who care We are Australia’s national environment and act into powerful, organised communities. organisation. We are more than half a million Together, we’re holding decision makers to people who speak out, show up and act for a account, pushing for real change and creating a world where all life thrives. We are proudly better world. independent, non-partisan and funded by donations from Australians. Fix the system We can’t fix the pollution and extinction crisis one spot fire at a time. That’s why we’re taking on the big structural challenges – laws, institutions and decisions – so we can keep enjoying life in this beautiful country. Cover. Green Turtle, Great Barrier Reef. Annual report 2017–2018 Left. Helmeted Honeyeater. Photo. Aaron Stevenson Contents Message from the President and CEO ............................................................................................................... 3 Our Board ..............................................................................................................................................................................................