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by Daniel Stepniak · Published 19 November 2017 · Last modified 31 March 2019
Reading Time: 3 minutesMany, if not most Americans treat their constitutional ‘right to bear arms’ as a fundamental aspect of their identity. This right is to be found in the second amendment of the US Constitution, which...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 16 November 2017 · Last modified 2 April 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne or two observations on the far right’s Patterson Bill. Service providers (who are not a religious institution) are currently not exempt from anti-discrimination laws regarding discrimination on the grounds of sexuality or sexual...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 16 November 2017 · Last modified 2 April 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutesQuite rightly we are opposed to the enactment of any same sex marriage law that would allow discrimination by anyone other than religious organisations and ministers of religion who do not accept same sex...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 16 November 2017 · Last modified 27 March 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday, views expressed online have been sharply divided on the issue of whether parliamentarians should represent the predominant views of their constituents, or put forward their own views on the issue of same sex...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 16 November 2017 · Last modified 2 April 2019
Reading Time: 3 minutesImposing financial penalties on parliamentarians who sit in parliament whilst disqualified appeals to many of us, but I suspect that few are aware that it is a viable option. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA CONSTITUTION ACT...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 11 November 2017 · Last modified 2 April 2019
Reading Time: 8 minutesIn the hope of providing some clarity to an issue that is becoming increasingly murky, politicised and more than likely to decide the fate of the Prime Minister if not the government, I set...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 12 October 2017 · Last modified 31 March 2019
Reading Time: 13 minutesMost Australians struggle to understand American’s seeming obsession with guns, linked to their near worship of, and reliance on, their Constitution as the source and protector of rights and freedoms. Through a comparative overview of...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 4 October 2017 · Last modified 27 March 2019
Reading Time: 3 minutesMany, if not most Americans treat their constitutional ‘right to bear arms’ as a fundamental aspect of their identity. This right is to be found in the second amendment of the US Constitution, which...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 20 September 2017 · Last modified 2 April 2019
Reading Time: 10 minutesThanks in large measure to Rosie Batty, Australian of the Year for 2015, domestic violence has gained more prominence, and prompted increased government action. Nevertheless, those seeking to identify the nature, prevalence, causes and...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 11 September 2017 · Last modified 2 April 2019
Reading Time: 7 minutesThe Majority, and Human Rights in our Democracy The postal survey of public views on same-sex marriage has revealed a widely held view that it is up to the Australian people to indicate if...
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