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Author » Manoj Dias-Abey
Political problems need political solutions
As the disappointing news filtered through last Thursday that a majority of Californians had endorsed Proposition 8 (the amendment to ... Read more
Wed November 12th, 2008 - No Comments
A desperate PR exercise
The lockout trial announced by the Surry Hills Police Local Area Command last week and due to start on 1 ... Read more
Wed November 5th, 2008 - 2 Comments
The solution isn’t an orgy of regulation
As the financial crisis continues apace, the response from some quarters is becoming increasingly bizarre. One of the more ridiculous stances ... Read more
Wed October 29th, 2008 - No Comments
Separate but equal
Michael Kirby’s inaugural lecture delivered last Wednesday in honour of the late John Marsden should cause us all to pause ... Read more
Wed October 22nd, 2008 - No Comments
Federal age discrimination laws tightened
Federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland recently announced that the Federal Government would be beefing up the Age Discrimination Act 2004 to ... Read more
Wed October 15th, 2008 - No Comments
Paid parental leave coming?
The Productivity Commission released its draft report into a comprehensive paid parental leave scheme for all Australian employees last week. ... Read more
Wed October 8th, 2008 - No Comments
The race for regulation
The financial crisis currently engulfing Wall Street has caused some to question whether the financial markets in the United States ... Read more
Wed October 1st, 2008 - No Comments
Relationship register hope
The results from the local council elections held in Sydney recently, which saw the election of a number of progressive ... Read more
Wed September 24th, 2008 - No Comments
Court ambivalent about employer’s duty
In a judgment handed down recently, the Supreme Court of Appeal in New South Wales left unsettled the question of ... Read more
Wed September 17th, 2008 - No Comments
Haneef’s case a warning
You may be forgiven if you missed the Australian Federal Police’s (AFP) announcement last week that it had insufficient evidence ... Read more
Wed September 10th, 2008 - 1 Comment
FOI reforms necessary
The introduction of Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation in Australia in the early 1980s was an important step in opening ... Read more
Wed September 3rd, 2008 - No Comments
Council curtails federal law-making power
A recent decision by the Federal Court in Australian Workers’ Union of Employees, Queensland v Etheridge Shire Council [2008] FCA ... Read more
Wed August 27th, 2008 - No Comments
New privacy laws on the horizon
On 11 August 2008 John Faulkner launched the Australian Law Reform Commission’s (ALRC) report into privacy laws in Australia. The ... Read more
Wed August 20th, 2008 - No Comments
Same-sex marriage equality in California
While recently in San Francisco, I caught up with Rachel Biale, Acting Executive Director and Bay Area Regional Director of ... Read more
Wed August 13th, 2008 - 2 Comments
New High Court Chief Justice announced
The Rudd Government announced last week that Justice French of the Federal Court would take over as Chief Justice of ... Read more
Wed August 6th, 2008 - No Comments
A new employee safety net
The Federal Government recently released the proposed form of the National Employment Standard (NES) which outlines 10 basic conditions of ... Read more
Wed July 30th, 2008 - No Comments
The pitfalls of change
Sydney Star Observer readers would be aware that the Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment Commonwealth Laws- Superannuation) Bill 2008 (the Bill) ... Read more
Wed July 23rd, 2008 - 3 Comments
WYD regulations ruled invalid
Readers may recall that the Star legal column in last week’s edition looked at the farce which was the World ... Read more
Wed July 16th, 2008 - 1 Comment
WORLD AIDS DAY
1 December 2008 marks the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day. Volunteer to sell ribbons, or come along to the many events that will be held to remember whose have died, and raise money to support those living with HIV/AIDS.
www.worldaidsdaynsw.org.auACCEPTANCE MASS
A World Aids Day remembrance mass for gay Catholics and their friends and families will be held on Friday 28 November, 8pm at St Canice's Catholic Church in Kings Cross.
www.gaycatholic.com.auGAMMA
GAMMA, a support group for married men who have sex with men, meets in secure confidential and non-sexual surroundings at the ACON building, 9 Commonwealth St, Surry Hills, on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at 8pm. There is also a support line, Monday-Friday 6-10 pm, on 9267 4000.
www.gamma.org.auGAY BUSINESS
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Business Association hosts Lemons With a Twist on the first Friday of each month and Fruits in Suits on the third Thursday of each month, at Slide.
www.sglba.com.auQUEERSCREEN
Lovers of gay cinema are encouraged to become a member of Queerscreen, Sydney’s premier gay and lesbian film festival body.
www.queerscreen.com.au
Current Issue
Lockout winners ask for more
Two Oxford St venues that escaped the Rees Government’s 2am lock-out are planning huge expansions into adjacent properties with late-trading hours. The Colombian Hotel and the former DCM/UN nightclub submitted plans to the City of ... Read more
Super equality backdated
The Coalition gained support from the minor parties to backdate the same-sex superannuation equality ... Read more
Push for international relationship recognition
The Greens have sought recognition of same-sex rela-tionships registered overseas, a move opposed by ... Read more
Aurora ready to hand out money
Community groups are being invited to apply for $5000 grants from the Aurora Group, ... Read more
Red ribbon season begins
World AIDS Day was officially launched last Thursday at an event hosted by The ... Read more
Heaven homeless again
Beverly Buttercup has called on the western Sydney GLBT community to boycott the Parramatta ... Read more