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Racism is the fault line that runs through Australia

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Racism is the fault line that runs through Australia  - The talk turned to the town's indigenous population. I said something along the lines of the odds being stacked against them, and wondered how to ...

George Brandis' race hate law changes condemned by respected indigenous leader

George Brandis' race hate law changes condemned by respected indigenous leader  - Dr Calma, the co-chairman of Reconciliation Australia , said Senator Brandis' changes would set back the reconciliation process between indigenous  ...

Booming demand for shea, African 'women's gold', reduces poverty

Booming demand for shea, African 'women's gold', reduces poverty  - The fruit of the shea tree has long been considered sacred by many in Western Africa because of its myriad health benefits. But now growing demand ...

WA high school brushes off anti-gay threat

WA high school brushes off anti- gay threat  - A US-BASED extremist church has threatened to picket a country high school in Western Australia over a play students will perform about homophobia ...

Australian Greens to move bill recognizing overseas gay marriages

Australian Greens to move bill recognizing overseas gay marriages  -  Australian Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has announced she will introduce a bill to legally recognize same-sex marriages performed in ...

Law Unto Himself

Law Unto Himself  - A twenty-something gay nonfiction writer who lives in Australia but calls himself “ethnically Asian” voyeuristically ventures out to seven Asian countries ...

My views on sex are misread

My views on sex are misread  - The 79-year-old, who is relaunching his Christian Democratic Party today, says he no longer wants to talk about “hot button” issues such as gay  ...

Same-Sex Marriage a Go in Britain Not in British Colony

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Same-Sex Marriage a Go in Britain Not in British Colony  - Today there will be many happy gay people in London as they get hitched in ... Where it stands now, the Australian LGBT community's best hope for ...