http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/section.asp?name=society Australia's e-journal of social and political debate en-au Copyright 2000-2010, National Forum susan@onlineopinion.com.au (Susan Prior) lachlan@onlineopinion.com.au (Lachlan Kuhn) 60 editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Kris Sayce) When a female applies for a job one thought going through an employer's mind is whether she could leave to have a family. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=10159 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=10159 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:54:06 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=10159 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Judy Cannon) International Women’s Day: women inspiring, enabling and empowering other women out of poverty. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=10157 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=10157 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:02:18 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=10157 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Georgia Lowe) Australians are isolated and politically inactive, and perhaps as a result, we lack a unifying, national vision. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=10146 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=10146 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:01:46 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=10146 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Andrew Leigh) Should we care about the earnings gap between city professionals and the men and women who clean their offices? http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=10133 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=10133 Tue, 9 Mar 2010 08:51:43 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=10133 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Robin Jeffrey) Despite being a nation built by immigrants, Australia faces fresh challenges in dealing with new arrivals, particularly from India. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=10150 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=10150 Tue, 9 Mar 2010 08:51:25 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=10150 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Brian Holden) Each succeeding generation has become more disconnected from Mother Earth than the one before it. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=10125 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=10125 Thu, 4 Mar 2010 08:28:17 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=10125 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Jieh-Yung Lo) Local governments deserve full constitutional recognition coupled with fair treatment and fair funding mechanisms. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=10122 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=10122 Wed, 3 Mar 2010 10:37:37 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=10122 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Angie Jackson) Abortion doesn’t have to be justified and it doesn’t have to fit your neighbour’s or co-worker’s opinions of a 'good enough reason'. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=10117 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=10117 Tue, 2 Mar 2010 09:37:30 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=10117 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Ben-Peter Terpstra) Is television’s Golden Age out of touch with as many people as our PM thinks, or is his Labor Party? http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=10094 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=10094 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:26:08 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=10094 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Kellie Tranter) To foster community democracy we need to create physical and social environments that encourage people to interact with one another. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=10078 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=10078 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:29:15 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=10078 On Line Opinion