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Australia's Journey to Marriage Equality (16pt Large Print Edition)

By: Alex Greenwich,Shirleene Robinson

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Australia's Journey to Marriage Equality (16pt Large Print Edition)

By: Alex Greenwich,Shirleene Robinson

A compelling, moving account of the long journey to marriage equality in Australia. Yes Yes Yes, written by two advocates intimately involved in the struggle for marriage equality, reveals the untold story of how a grassroots movement won hearts and minds and transformed a country. From its tentative origins in 2004, through to a groundswell of public support, everyday people contributed so much to see marriage equality become law. The book captures the passion that propelled the movement forward, weaving together stories of heartbreak, hope and triumph. It is based on personal memories and more than twenty interviews with key figures and everyday advocates from across Australia. It covers the movement's origins in 2004, when the Marriage Act of 1961 was amended to exclude same-sex couples, through to the unsuccessful High Court challenge, a public vote in 2017 and the Parliamentary aftermath. It reminds us that social change is possible and that love is love.

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0369354982

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9780369354983

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Australia's Journey to Marriage Equality

By: Alex Greenwich Robinson,Alex Greenwich,Shirleene,Shirleene Robinson

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By: Alex Greenwich Robinson,Alex Greenwich,Shirleene,Shirleene Robinson

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500

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0369300246

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9780369300249

Serving in Silence?

By: Noah Riseman ,Shirleene Robinson,Graham Willett

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Serving in Silence?

By: Noah Riseman ,Shirleene Robinson,Graham Willett

Australian LGBT servicemen and women

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330

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NewSouth

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1742244149

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9781742244143

In the Eye of the Storm

Volunteers and Australia’s Response to the HIV/AIDS

By: Robert Reynolds,Shirleene Robinson,Paul Sendziuk

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Volunteers and Australia’s Response to the HIV/AIDS

By: Robert Reynolds,Shirleene Robinson,Paul Sendziuk

The people who volunteered to help during the HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s and early 1990s provided compassion and support to heavily stigmatised people. These volunteers provided in-home care for the sick and dying, staffed needle exchanges and telephone help-lines, produced educational resources, served on boards of management, and provided friendship and practical support, among many other roles. They helped people affected by the virus to navigate a medical system that in preceding decades had been openly hostile towards the marginalised communities of homosexuals, drug users and sex workers. In the process, volunteering left and indelible mark on the lives and outlooks of these volunteers. For the first time, by focusing on individual life stories, this book explores the crucial role of the men and women who volunteered at at time of disaster. Despite their critical role, they have not been sufficiently recognised. Through their stories, drawn from oral histories conducted by the authors, we see how those on the front-line navigated and survived a devastating epidemic, and the long-term impact of those grim years of illness, death and loss.

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295

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NewSouth Publishing

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1742245188

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9781742245188

Something Like Slavery?

Queensland's Aboriginal Child Workers, 1842-1945

By: Shirleene Robinson

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Queensland's Aboriginal Child Workers, 1842-1945

By: Shirleene Robinson

The rapid economic development of Queensland in the 19th and early 20th centuries was due in a large way to the work of Aboriginal children. Some as young as two years old, they were forced to work with white people building the region's industries. This book is the first full-length examination of their exploitation. Drawing on extensive original research, Dr Shirleene Robinson brings to light the exploitation and abuse inflicted on Aboriginal children to benefit white settlers. Many of these children were part of Queensland's earliest 'stolen generations'. Their forcible removal from their parents and family groups caused extensive pain and suffering that is still felt today.

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358

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Australian Scholary Publishing

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1740971876

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9781740971874

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