http://www.rainbowreporter.com/ The Rainbow Report broadcasts live every Thursday 7-8pm AEST in Melbourne Australia on 94.9 FM, streaming via the web at joy.org.au. PODCASTS are available via the Joy website and now also on iTunes. en Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:20:00 GMT Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:20:00 GMT info@rainbowreporter.com info@rainbowreporter.com http://www.rainbowreporter.com/images/rainbowreporter11.jpg http://www.rainbowreporter.com/ http://www.rainbowreporter.com/tonight-on-the-rainbow-report-2011/ We continue our roundup of candidates for the post of Mayor with Will Fowles, the non-Labour Labour-ish candidate, offering what he calls a "Fresh Vision" for the city. Rodney Croome... http://www.rainbowreporter.com/tonight-on-the-rainbow-report-2011/#comments http://www.rainbowreporter.com/tonight-on-the-rainbow-report-2011/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:20:00 GMT http://www.rainbowreporter.com/criminalising-hiv/ Monday night I had the privilege of meeting Justice Michael Kirby, and hearing him speak at the Burnet Institute on the nexus between human rights and combating HIV/AIDS. He's worried... http://www.rainbowreporter.com/criminalising-hiv/#comments http://www.rainbowreporter.com/criminalising-hiv/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:24:00 GMT http://www.rainbowreporter.com/sex-in-politics/ A new political party to "combat creeping censorship and counter the influence of religious minority groups" sprang into being this week. Really Long Link They're hoping to grab a Senate... http://www.rainbowreporter.com/sex-in-politics/#comments http://www.rainbowreporter.com/sex-in-politics/ Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:56:00 GMT http://www.rainbowreporter.com/on-the-show-this-week/ We continue our series of interview with mayoral candidates. Robert Doyle, former Victorian Liberal leader and candidate for Lord Mayor of Melbourne, will join us to talk about his plans... http://www.rainbowreporter.com/on-the-show-this-week/#comments http://www.rainbowreporter.com/on-the-show-this-week/ Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:05:00 GMT http://www.rainbowreporter.com/its-deprivatisation-time/ It's time to rehabilitate public entreprises, government deficits and nationalisation and reverse the failed Americanisation of the Australian economy. Cutting interest rates will not stave off recession. When banks are... http://www.rainbowreporter.com/its-deprivatisation-time/#comments http://www.rainbowreporter.com/its-deprivatisation-time/ Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:18:00 GMT http://www.rainbowreporter.com/build-a-majority/ Same-sex equality seems to be going backwards even in friendly locations. Bans on gay marriage, fostering and adoption have passed in several US states, including California. Barack Obama needed to... http://www.rainbowreporter.com/build-a-majority/#comments http://www.rainbowreporter.com/build-a-majority/ Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:31:00 GMT http://www.rainbowreporter.com/obama-fails-gays/ Yes, he can, but no, we can't, as anti-gay measures pass in several states. Barack Obama's win, which symbolises a great victory over race prejudice, has inadvertently strengthened prejudice and... http://www.rainbowreporter.com/obama-fails-gays/#comments http://www.rainbowreporter.com/obama-fails-gays/ Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:37:00 GMT http://www.rainbowreporter.com/no-gay-priests/ The Vatican has announced that from now on it will screen all applicants for the priesthood to "weed out" any with latent same-sex attraction disorders (SSAD). We have obtained a... http://www.rainbowreporter.com/no-gay-priests/#comments http://www.rainbowreporter.com/no-gay-priests/ Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:20:00 GMT http://www.rainbowreporter.com/oppose-internet-censorship/ The Australian government is about to introduce a two tier internet censorship regime. Filters will be applied to block content the government deems to be illegal. You CANNOT opt out... http://www.rainbowreporter.com/oppose-internet-censorship/#comments http://www.rainbowreporter.com/oppose-internet-censorship/ Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:40:00 GMT http://www.rainbowreporter.com/obama-a-man-for-the-times/ Watching the US election reminded me why, after twelve months trying to fit in, I simply could not live there. The relentless trivialisation of just about everything; the violence and... http://www.rainbowreporter.com/obama-a-man-for-the-times/#comments http://www.rainbowreporter.com/obama-a-man-for-the-times/ Sun, 26 Oct 2008 06:13:00 GMT http://www.rainbowreporter.com/fake-conscience-vote/ Q: When is a conscience vote not a conscience vote? A: When you are told that you are of course free to exercise your conscience - just don't be surprised... http://www.rainbowreporter.com/fake-conscience-vote/#comments http://www.rainbowreporter.com/fake-conscience-vote/ Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:43:00 GMT http://www.rainbowreporter.com/influential-gays/ It's that time again: nominations are open for the Same Same 25 Most Influential Gay and Lesbian Australians. Last year's top 25 featured Justice of the High Court of Australia... http://www.rainbowreporter.com/influential-gays/#comments http://www.rainbowreporter.com/influential-gays/ Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:53:00 GMT http://www.rainbowreporter.com/good-enough-to-foster-but-not-to-parent/ Gay families. Gay mums, gay dads. It's taken me a while to get my head around those concepts, so it's hardly surprising the more hidebound sectors of society have slammed... http://www.rainbowreporter.com/good-enough-to-foster-but-not-to-parent/#comments http://www.rainbowreporter.com/good-enough-to-foster-but-not-to-parent/ Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:49:00 GMT http://www.rainbowreporter.com/always-on/ Coming to a plane near you - internet surfing from the discomfort of your seat. Soon you won't be getting away from it all at all. Instead you'll be able... http://www.rainbowreporter.com/always-on/#comments http://www.rainbowreporter.com/always-on/ Sat, 18 Oct 2008 04:56:00 GMT http://www.rainbowreporter.com/australian-property-downturn/ Well, it's finally here. The recession we really have to have. And it won't be over for a while. There's a lot of talk about how Australia will 'probably' have... http://www.rainbowreporter.com/australian-property-downturn/#comments http://www.rainbowreporter.com/australian-property-downturn/ Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:47:00 GMT