{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Feac79ac3-34ed-422a-ba39-126ad093f479","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Episode 108 \u2013 9 August 2017\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/eac79ac3-34ed-422a-ba39-126ad093f479\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 108 \u2013 9 August 2017","description":"In episode 108 at 1:32 we look at the marriage equality postal vote and the plebiscite fiasco and we ask who is Andrew Broad and what are the Christian Values Awards?<br />\nThe Queensland Labour conference votes to support the introduction of voluntary euthanasia legislation<br />\n34:50 The religious lobby will complain that the proposed legislation infringes on freedom of religion for clerks working in marriage registries and also wedding cake providers.<br />\n45:48 A mother of 13 challenges the validity of the abortion clinic exclusion zone in Melbourne and the Liberal National Party in Queensland momentarily puts down its banjos in order to pass a resolution making abortion more difficult while dressing it up as pastoral care.<br />\n53:25 Bronwyn Bishop has a theory about scripture classes.<br />\n56:05 We demonstrate how quotas and affirmative action can have unintended consequences.<br />\n<a href=\"http://cathnews.com/cathnews/29864-mother-challenges-validity-of-abortion-clinic-exclusion-zone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mother challenges validity of abortion clinic exclusion zone</a><br />\n<a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/aug/03/marriage-equality-dutton-urges-coalition-to-rein-in-emotional-views\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Who is Andrew Broad</a>?<br />\n<a href=\"http://www.christianvalues.org.au/index.php/christian-values-awards/christian-values-awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The answer &#8211; The Christian Values Awards</a><br />\n<a href=\"http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/policy/queensland-labor-conference-votes-to-support-introduction-of-euthanasia-legislation/news-story/6392a4da62adeee52e59dd5561cde2b1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Queensland Labor conference votes to support introduction of euthanasia legislation</a><br />\n<a href=\"http://cathnews.com/cathnews/29879-stepping-up-the-campaign-against-assisted-dying-laws\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">With Victorian state parliament set to decide whether terminally ill people should have the right to a physician-assisted death, a formidable coalition of opponents is fighting the legislation, The Age reports.</a><br />\n<a href=\"https://lawandreligionaustralia.blog/2017/08/06/religious-freedom-protections-in-new-same-sex-marriage-proposals-too-few-too-narrow/#more-6198\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Religious Freedom protections in new same sex marriage proposals: too few, too narrow</a><br />\n<a href=\"https://www.buzzfeed.com/ginarushton/the-liberal-national-party-just-updated-its-approach-to?utm_term=.wyq8GNmmQ#.hbDkMd88l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Liberal National Party Has Committed To New Abortion Controls</a><br />\n<a href=\"https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/08/02/us/affirmative-action-battle-has-a-new-focus-asian-americans.html?smid=fb-nytimes&amp;smtyp=cur&amp;referer=http://m.facebook.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quotas and Affirmative Action &#8211; Unintended consequences</a><br />\n<a href=\"http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/technology-news/google-engineer-writes-10page-manifesto-against-companys-diversity-drive-20170806-gxqcfq.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google engineer writes 10-page manifesto against company&#8217;s diversity drive</a><br />\n<a href=\"https://newmatilda.com/2017/08/03/time-wilson-destroyed-in-what-could-be-the-shortest-political-interview-in-history/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liberal Tim Wilson Humiliated In What Could Be World\u2019s Shortest Political Interview</a><br />\n&nbsp;<br />","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/085762e2-797c-4ef4-9b10-434ecde61c07/logo2018v2.jpg"}