Changing World

29 Sep Three more thoughts on the Australian Marriage Debate

The marriage survey keeps rolling on – Australians still have more than a month until the survey finished on November 7. I keep pondering which way Australia will go with marriage, and what difference it will make. I've always been intrigued by situations where people vehemently disagree with each other on important issues. Sometimes in such cases the two sides engage in real debate, but at other times it's a case of ships passing in the night. The not-so-great Australian Marriage Debate sits firmly in the second category.

14 Sep Notes on Same-Sex Marriage and the “Plebiscite” (Survey Vote)

This post offers answers to questions about the same-sex marriage plebiscite.

23 Aug More on the Marriage ‘Plebiscite’

In a previous post I offered some thoughts on the plebiscite to change the definition of marriage in Australia's Marriage Act.   Here are some more reflections in the light of responses received to that post. Anyone who speaks up in favour of retaining the current definition...