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Is your book group looking for a novel? Check out ‘This Too Shall Pass’ by S J Finn

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Beth Spencer

Just finished reading a novel by an Australian author I’d not heard of before. I picked it up in my local library because I liked the title. I’m a lazy and picky reader these days, and this one held my … Continue reading →

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Detention is not a ‘solution’: Asylum Seekers, children, and the need to heal trauma not exacerbate it

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Beth Spencer

I wrote this letter to my local politician this morning. Feel free to borrow any parts of it if you too are upset by plans to have children and traumatised refugees sent to offshore detention camps in Malaysia, and wish … Continue reading →

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Equal love: why marriage is not just about having babies

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Beth Spencer

***Update: 2nd April 2012 – to send your thoughts to the Senate Enquiry (closes today) go here: http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate_Committees?url=legcon_ctte/marriage_equality_2012/info.htm or via Getup at http://www.getup.org.au/campaigns/marriage-equality/senate-inquiry/senate-inquiry-into-marriage — must be in by close of today. Altho you can still always write to your local … Continue reading →

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