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1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 min. 33 sec.) ; 178814925 bytes |
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MANDATE FOR MARRIAGEMarriage equality in Ireland would have been unthinkable 20 years ago. Homosexual acts had only just been decriminalised, and to most people, the moral authority of the Catholic Church was still paramount.INTERVIEW: MARGARET HICKEY AND DR EIDIN O'SHEAIf the Irish people vote yes in their same-sex marriage referendum it will be the first time a country has introduced same-sex marriage through a popular vote. Margaret Hickey is from 'Mothers and Fathers Matter', an Irish group that opposes same-sex marriage and defends the right of every child to their mother and father. Dr Eidin O'Shea is a campaigner for 'Irish Yes Equality Australia', a group of Australian-based Irish citizens supporting the 'yes' vote. They spoke to Emma Alberici ahead of tonight's referendum in Ireland.INTERVIEW: BONNIE GLASERBonnie Glaser is a senior adviser on China at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, and is in Australia as a non-resident fellow of the Lowy Institute. She spoke to Emma Alberici about the increasing tension between China and the United States and territorial disputes in the South-China Sea |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2015-05-22 at 22:30:00 |
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Classification: NC |
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Boundary disputes.
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Economic zones (Law of the sea)
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Gay rights.
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Referendum.
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Same-sex marriage -- Law and legislation.
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Same-sex marriage -- Religious aspects.
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United States.
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Ireland.
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China.
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Streaming video
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Alberici, Emma, host
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Gearin, Mary, reporter
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Blinken, Antony, contributor
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Glaser, Bonnie, contributor
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Griffith, Moninne, contributor
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Hickey, Margaret, contributor
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Manning, Paddy, contributor
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O'Neill, Rory, contributor
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O'Shea, Eidin, contributor
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Pop, Vox, contributor
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Robinson, Clodagh, contributor
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