Doug PollardFRESHLY DOUG THURSDAY JUNE 10
Digging Deeper with Tony Ayres today
SISTAGALS IN THE OUTBACK
As usual we’ll kick off with a report from Daniel Witthaus as he continues his 38 week tour, challenging homophobia around Australia. You’ll be happy to know he made it safely to Mount Isa. http://www.thatssogay.com.au
DARING TO JOIN
A groundbreaking event is due to take place this weekend. Some Melbourne Uniting Church clergy will defy the national organisation’s opposition to blessing gay and lesbian relationships at a service for same-sex couples later on Saturday. We’ll talk to one of the Reverends involved. Really Long Link
HUMAN RIGHTS PUSH
Recently Federal Attorney-General, Robert McClelland introduced legislation to establish a parliamentary committee specifically to judge whether Australian laws breach international human rights standards.
A group lobbying for equal marriage argues the ban on same sex couples marrying is one of the laws that does, and plans to present their case to the committee, as Alex Greenwich will explain. Really Long Link
FILMMAKER TONY AYRES
My special guest on Digging Deeper today is multi-award winning movie maker Tony Ayres, the director of Saved, Walking on Water and most recently, Home Song Stories. He joins me at 10. Really Long Link
LEGAL EAGLE / SUPER-EDITOR / BROADWAY IN TASMANIA
Our Legal Eagle Kristina Antoniades, from Nicholes Family Law will be here in the studio as will Sydney Star Observer and Southern Star editor Scott Abrahams, while Will Conyers will take a break from directing Broadway legend Stephen Schwartz down in Tassie to phone in for a chat. http://www.nicholeslaw.com.au/
JOIN IN / LISTEN
To join in any of our conversations: 0427 JOY 949 (0427 569 949) email onair@joy.org.au, or Twitter @freshlydoug. Listen live at Really Long Link
