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The Mirror Image of Sound as a short film?

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Here's a short film that covers the sci-fi element of The Mirror Image of Sound rather perfectly!

Marriage equality: it's about normalisation

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Years ago I remember reading the letters to the editor in our local newspaper The West Australian .  One irate woman wrote in to say that she'd identified the secret "Gay Agenda": to "normalise gayness." Shock horror. Well I have news for that woman: this "agenda" isn't so secret.  In fact, it's obvious.  It always has been. One sector of society (we'll call them the "social conservatives") somehow think this is reprehensible.  Another sector (we'll call them the "social progressives") think this is laudable.  What role does this social division play in the current debate on marriage equality in Australia? Some time ago the Australian ABC screened a controversial episode of the children's programme "Playschool", featuring a child with two mothers .  This was during a segment called "Through the Window" which commonly examined different, everyday social situations.  Needless to say, t