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Thursday, 01 December 2011 16:08 |
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It doesn't stop...
1. Queensland passes Civil Partnership Bill
Yes, the Bill passed by 47 votes to 40 votes.
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2. UN says people trafficking in Australia is under-estimated
News.com reports: "AUTHORITIES are underestimating the number of people being trafficked into sexual, domestic and labour slavery across Australia, a senior United Nations official says.
"The UN's Special Rapporteur for people trafficking, Joy Ezeilo, believes Australia's official records - which point to only 192 trafficking cases, resulting in just 14 prosecutions - don't reflect the true nature and scale of the problem.
"The scale of the problem appears to be underestimated and under-reported, with most victims outside the sex industry remaining unidentified," Professor Ezeilo told reporters in Canberra today at the end of a two-week fact-finding mission. "Of course, this is at variance with growing cases of trafficking for forced labour being handled by grassroots organisations."...
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3. WA - Prostitution Bill
The WA Parliament was scheduled to debate this Bill for one hour today - but it was expected that a vote will not be taken today. This is the last sitting day for 2011.
4. Same-sex 'marriage' debated by the ALP
The ALP National Conference is debating the issue of same-sex 'marriage' on Saturday 3 December.
The Stand4Marriage rally will be held at 10 am in martin Place, Sydney. Please pray about this issue.
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