by Sue McKinnon | May 26, 2022 | Message Board blog
There is a lot to be optimistic about as we approach Reconciliation Week 2022 (27 May to 3rd June). These fixed dates are significant as they commemorate firstly the date of the 1967 referendum that recognised the rights of First Nations people to vote in Australia,...
by Sue McKinnon | Apr 22, 2022 | Message Board blog
I was born and grew up in the United Kingdom, and my family’s involvement in war is common to people of my generation: my grandfather served in the First World War, and my father in the Second. My grandfather had emigrated to Canada, but returned to the UK to...
by Sue McKinnon | Mar 19, 2022 | Everyday human rights, Message Board blog
The theme of this year’s Harmony Week is the same as last year: “Everyone Belongs”. It is an important message of inclusion within a society where some of our political leaders are intent on dividing the population for their own electoral advantage. But it does assume...
by Sue McKinnon | Feb 14, 2022 | Message Board blog
The classic Biblical passage on the nature of love (1 Corinthians 13) – love is patient, love is kind, it does not keep a record of wrongs, and so on – describes an attitude of respect. Love respects the beloved; love does not seek to abuse, control or...
by Sue McKinnon | Feb 7, 2022 | Everyday human rights, Message Board blog
Let’s be clear right from the start: the religious discrimination bill has never been about plugging a gap but about getting even. Losing the fight on marriage equality in 2017 enraged some MPs and supporters of the Coalition, but the 2018 bill didn’t work out as...
by Sue McKinnon | Jan 25, 2022 | First Nations, Message Board blog
We could quite reasonably propose changing the date, and then get into arguments about ‘which date?’ that are fraught with historical difficulties or fiction and plagued by a plethora of alternatives, but decided instead to state the simple fact that not everyone...
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