Sydney Archbishop backs gay ban - Political Reforms
15/4/08
The Anglican Archbishop of Sydney Peter Jensen has backed a Brisbane school’s decision to turn down a request by gay students to bring male partners to a school dance. A number of Anglican Church Grammar School’s 215 Year 12 students want to take their gay partners to their end-of-year dance on June 19. However, under current policy, they may only attend the ball with a female partner. Dr Jensen said he supported civil rights for gay people but homosexuality in the eyes of the church was wrong.
See: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23545127-26103,00.html
Hurdle for gay reforms
Patricia Karvelas; 16/4/08
Then Rudd Government is considering delaying the promised removal of legal discrimination against gays and lesbians, which will cost taxpayers up to $400million over four years. The cost of removing legal discrimination against gays and lesbians is less than half the amount claimed by the Howard government, but the Rudd Government is still undecided about whether to include the reforms in the May budget. The Australian has learned the Government has obtained new figures on the cost of implementing the reforms that fall short of the projected $1billion the Howard government believed law reform would cost. The Government is considering delaying the reforms to allow them to begin next year. But senior government insiders said the delay was not driven by cost savings.
See: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23547137-5013871,00.html
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