Newspaper items used in the compilation of this issue outline

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NOTE: Items indexed from The Age are often syndicated in other Fairfax newspapers. Thus, the hyperlink below an Age item may lead to the same item on another Fairfax publication's website.


The Australian:  February 13, 2016, page 22, comment by Angela Shanahan, `Bullying message lost in all the rainbow flag-waving'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/angela-shanahan/bullying-message-lost-in-all-the-lgbti-rainbow-flagwaving/news-story/ba654c044fedc2093a576c3a21e8e61d

The Australian:  February 13, 2016, page 17, comment by Natasha Bita, `Sexual politics in the classroom'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/inquirer/safe-schools-coalition-sexual-politics-in-the-classroom/news-story/bf58ff141ba0b08bf165e3d53cc8a055?login=1

The Age:  February 13, 2016, page 32, letters incl, `The only bias we need is towards more kindness / It's about a duty of care'.
http://www.theage.com.au/comment/the-age-letters/safer-schools-the-only-bias-we-need-is-towards-more-kindness-20160212-gmsqrr.html

The Australian:  February 12, 2016, page 15, letters incl, `Safe schools program can make a huge difference'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/letters/safe-schools-program-can-make-a-huge-difference/news-story/0449c60ce99a92b332317a737cbc587d

The Australian:  February 11, 2016, page 15, editorial, `School activism doesn't add up'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/editorials/school-activism-doesnt-add-up/news-story/5897b5a7cfb028eb06e6277653f4983a

The Australian:  February 10, 2016, page 1, news item by N Bita, `Activists push taxpayer-funded gay manual in schools'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/education/activists-push-taxpayerfunded-gay-manual-in-schools/news-story/4de614a88e38ab7b16601f07417c6219

The Age:  February 11, 2016, page 27, comment by Kevin Donnelly, `Save school kids from radical views on sexuality'.
http://www.theage.com.au/comment/government-and-teacher-union-hypocrisy-as-lgbti-agenda-plugged-in-schools-20160208-gmp18h.html

The Age:  February 26, 2016, page 16, editorial, `Students are not helped by scaremongering'.
http://www.theage.com.au/comment/the-age-editorial/students-are-not-helped-by-scaremongering-20160225-gn3j9z.html

Herald-Sun:  March 3, 2016, page 24-25, opposing comments by Wendy Tuohy, Michael Sukkar, `Trojan Horse gay claim laughable / Parents' values and rights ignored'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/wendy-tuohy/trojan-horse-gay-claim-laughable/news-story/8416b83fcbc83ddf545009da8008048f
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/parents-values-and-rights-ignored/news-story/eb238d305c96c0098405ed0eaa9a49d4

The Australian:  March 3, 2016, page 12, comment by Jennifer Oriel, `The Left falls into queer extremists' trap'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/left-falls-into-queer-extremists-trap-with-safe-schools-program/news-story/4cb53ec9a0779aba50e30275b83ce01a

The Age:  March 1, 2016, page 29, comment by Bronwyn Winter, `Tomboys and sissies: where we're going wrong'.
http://www.theage.com.au/comment/bullying-out-of-place-in-gender-debate-20160228-gn6058.html

The Age:  March 1, 2016, page 29, comment by Peter Hyndal, `Transgender identity: kids are not being pressured'.
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/iq2-debate-on-transgender-issues-is-a-chance-for-the-community-to-change-20160228-gn60p2.html

Herald-Sun:  February 29, 2016, page 24, comment (on "Safe Schools") by Alice Clarke, `Program is just trying to help kids like themselves'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/safe-schools-program-is-just-trying-to-help-children-like-themselves/news-story/b775003d1bbb0d2f5226dcae05e5c94a