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Examines discussions concerning a new Constitution and the general elections of May 17, 1994.

Gay Men's Relationships Across the Life Course examines the life stories of a rich, diverse sample of gay men from nine major international cities. Their relationship stories throw light on gay communities in Auckland, Melbourneand Sydney, as well as those in Hong Kong, London and Mumbai, Los Angeles, Manchester and New York, comparing old, established patterns of gay life with new, emerging patterns of, for example, fatherhood, friendship, and marriage. This book examines the propensity of gay men first, to conform to existing, mostly heterosexual patterns of relationships and second, to create relationships that more closely suit their circumstances and needs.

"I do not regard these chapters as 'Uneasy Pieces'. I regard them as full of ease and grace. We should feel uneasy about translation of words that bring cruelty and unkindness to vulnerable minorities." Hon Michael Kirby, AC CMG Former Justice of the High Court of Australia, 1996-2009

Intro -- CONTENTS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- FOREWORD -- EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION: LOVE MATTERS -- WHY GAY MARRIAGE? -- HISTORICAL CONTEXTS FOR A VERY PUBLIC AUSTRALIAN LESBIAN COUPLING -- OUT IN THE ACT -- CHRISTIANITY, MARRIAGE, LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP -- A HISTORY OF FREEDOM TO MARRY IN AUSTRALIA -- MARRIED IN CANADA, LIVING IN OZ -- NOT SO PRIVATE LIVES … -- HOW TO GROW A LAWN -- THE INS AND OUTS OF MARRIAGE (AND DIVORCE) -- MAKE MY DAUGHTER EQUAL -- STUCK ON THE MEZZANINE -- 'ON MY 50 YEAR ANNIVERSARY I WANT A LETTER FROM THE QUEEN' -- THOUGHTS OF A MARRIAGE AGNOSTIC -- HEAD OVER FALLS IN LOVE -- TYING THE K(NOT)! -- I'M NOT EVEN SURE I REALLY LIKE RAINBOWS -- 'ARE YOU AND ALI MARRIED, GRANDMA?' -- GATHERING THE PIECES -- WHEN WORLDS, HAPPILY, COLLIDE -- MARRIAGE AT THE EDGE -- A BRIEF HISTORY OF RELATIONSHIP LAW REFORM IN AUSTRALIA -- SUPPORTING SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AS A HETEROSEXUAL, BIBLE-BELIEVING BAPTIST PASTOR -- 'MESSING UP THE COUPLES' CABINET': ON THE 'QUEERLY MIXED' BORDERS OF THE 'RESIDUAL' AND THE 'EMERGENT' IN THE MARRIAGE DEBATES -- MARRIAGE EQUALITY: NO MORE LAME EXCUSES -- THE RACIAL POLITICS OF MARRIAGE CLAIMS: RIGHTS AND RELATIONSHIPS IN COLONIAL CONTEXTS -- CUSTOMS -- LOVE IS NOT A THREAT -- OUR FAMILY -- IT MAKES NO SENSE: ADOPTION BY SAME-SEX COUPLES IN AUSTRALIA -- DEAR JULIA, THE PUBLIC SUPPORTS GAY MARRIAGE. WHY WON'T YOU? -- GREETINGS FROM THE ISLE OF LESBOS -- CONDUCTING COMMITMENT CEREMONIES -- I GOT MARRIED, SOME CAN'T. THAT'S NOT FAIR -- RESPECTING DIVERSITY AND RIGHTS -- LOVE TRIUMPHING OVER FEAR -- APPENDIX -- Further reading -- Other titles from Clouds of Magellan.

Overturning aqua nullius aims to cultivate a new understanding of Aboriginal water rights and interests in the context of Aboriginal water concepts and water policy development in Australia. In this award-winning work, Dr Marshall argues that Aboriginal water rights require legal recognition as property rights, and that water access and water infrastructure are integral to successful economic enterprise in Aboriginal communities. Aboriginal peoples social, cultural and economic certainty rests on their right to control and manage customary water. Drawing on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Marshall argues that the reservation of Aboriginal water rights needs to be prioritised above the water rights and interests of other groups