Saturday Magazine

26 Feb 2016

Two Monkies and a Rat

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Pete and Ian open this week with an insight of churches as sanctuaries; a hot potato item for the Federal Parliament. Consequently, Bishop Philip Huggins, chairman of the Australian Anglican Church’s Working Group on Refugees, is brought in to confirm what his Church does not want.

Ivan Hintenteo is asked if there are enough votes for both Houses to enact legalised gay marriage.

The Iowa Caucus has lead to some interesting results for the American presidential election, as Dr. David Ludemberg elaborates on the results.

Should Fred Hollows be printed on the 5 dollar bill? Adam Carr opposes this idea, based on his homophobic remarks, along with some alternatives.

Kirsty Patton, organiser for the Rainbow River Festival at Noosa, explains what this post-Mardi-Gras event is all about, along with some family connections.

In the midst of the Chinese New Year, Matt Jones outlines the events taking place at Federation Square to honour the Year of the Monkey.

To finish off, Mark McGougan gives his recap for this week in sport, from the Wellington Test Match to the 50th Super Bowl.

Aired on the 6th of February, 2015.

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