BBC. (n.d.). Euthanasia and physician assisted suicide. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/euthanasia/

This page provides arguments for and against euthanasia.

BBC. (n.d.). Euthanasia. Retrieved from https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/guides/z3fbwmn/revision/3

Butterly, N. (2018, August 31). Euthanasia push angers archbishop. The West Australian. Retrieved from The West Australian archive database.

Butterly, N. (2018, November 21). Clergy push back against euthanasia. The West Australian. Retrieved from The West Australian archive database.

Caporn, D. (2018, March 6). Police union backs euthanasia. The West Australian. Retrieved from The West Australian archive database.

Caporn, D. (2018, March 9). Euthanasia will make doctors gods: rabbi. The West Australian. Retrieved from The West Australian archive database.

Caporn, D. (2018, August 23). Euthanasia rivals draw battlelines. The West Australian. Retrieved from The West Australian archive database.

Coster, P. (2013). Euthanasia. New York, New York: Rosen Central.

End of Life Law in Australia. (n.d.). Euthanasia and assisted dying. Retrieved from https://end-of-life.qut.edu.au/euthanasia

Euthanasia [Video file]. (2011). Retrieved from ClickView database.

This will provide you with information about this issue and help you explain your opinion.

The Euthanasia debate. (2018, February 12). The West Australia. Retrieved from The West Australian archive database.

Healey, J. (Ed.). (2013). Voluntary euthanasia debate. Thirroul, N.S.W: Spinney Press.

American Civil Liberties Union. (n.d.). The case against the death penalty. Retrieved from https://www.aclu.org/other/case-against-death-penalty

BBC. (n.d.). Capital punishment. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/capitalpunishment/

This page provides arguments for and against euthanasia.

Amnesty International. (n.d.). End the death penalty. Retrieved from https://www.amnesty.org.au/campaigns/end-the-death-penalty/

This page is from one international organisation that does not support capital punishment.

Amnesty International. (2017). The current state of the death penalty around the world. Retrieved from https://www.amnesty.org.au/death-penalty-statistics-2016/

This page has an excellent map which shows which countries still have capital punishment.

Gellman, M. (2018). Arguments for – and against – the death penalty. Retrieved from https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/local/blogs/2018/08/18/arguments-and-against-death-penalty/1007837002/

The first paragraph contains information about the Catholic Church’s position on the issue.

Head, T. (2018). 5 arguments for the death penalty. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/arguments-for-the-death-penalty-721136

Healey, J. (Ed.). (2016). The death penalty debate. Retrieved from AccessIt database.

Healey, J. (Ed.). (2016). The death penalty debate. Thirroul, N.S.W: Spinney Press.

Stearman, K. (2009). The death penalty. England: Wayland.

York, B. (2017). Capital punishment in Australia. Retrieved from https://www.nla.gov.au/unbound/capital-punishment-in-australia

You only need to read the first section of this article to find out when capital punishment was abolished in each state and federally in Australia.

ABC News. (2014, February 5). Mandatory sentencing: does it reduce crime?. ABC News. Retrieved from https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-05/does-mandatory-sentencing-reduce-crime/5225986

This article also includes information about which states have mandatory sentencing.

Crimes requiring mandatory sentence: countries compared. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Crime/Punishment/Crimes-requiring-mandatory-sentence

Hiatt, B. (2018, December 4). School heads want jail for adults who hit staff. The West Australian. Retrieved from The West Australian archive database.

Law Council of Australia. (n.d.). Mandatory sentencing. Retrieved from https://www.lawcouncil.asn.au/

Law Institute of Victoria. (2011). Mandatory minimum sentencing. Retrieved from https://www.liv.asn.au/getattachment/22c3c2c9-45a5-45c4-96e6-f0affdfe2ff8/mandatory-minimum-sentencing.aspx

Law Society of Western Australia. (2019). Briefing paper: mandatory sentencing. Retrieved from https://www.lawsocietywa.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Law-Society-Briefing-Papers-Mandatory-Sentencing.pdf

McNeill, H. (2019, March 8). Aboriginal boy caught up in mandatory sentencing laws meant for adults wins appeal. WAtoday. Retrieved from https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/aboriginal-boy-caught-up-in-mandatory-sentencing-laws-meant-for-adults-wins-appeal-20190308-p512r9.html

Rule of Law Institute of Australia. (n.d.). Mandatory sentencing. Retrieved from https://www.ruleoflaw.org.au/education/case-studies/mandatory-sentencing/

Sydney Criminal Lawyers. (n.d.). What is mandatory sentencing?. Retrieved from https://www.findlaw.com.au/articles/5542/what-is-mandatory-sentencing.aspx

Walsh, R. (2019, January 5). Mandatory jail is ’the wrong way’. The West Australian. Retrieved from The West Australian archive database.

Whitbourn, M. (2016, April 7). Call for mandatory sentencing laws to be scrapped to reduce indigenous incarceration rates. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved from https://www.smh.com.au/national/call-for-mandatory-sentencing-laws-to-be-scrapped-to-reduce-indigenous-incarceration-rates-20160406-gnzgv7.html

Willingham, R., & Oaten, J. (2018, May 22).Victorian Government to overhaul sentencing laws, promising more criminals will go to jail. ABC News. Retrieved from https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-22/law-and-order-overhaul-announced-by-andrews-government/9786034

Australian Human Rights Commission. (2016). Immigration detention and human rights. Retrieved from https://www.humanrights.gov.au/our-work/asylum-seekers-and-refugees/projects/immigration-detention-and-human-rights

In detention: locking up asylum seekers [Image]. (2004). Retrieved from ClickView database.

This video provides background information about the issue and why the Australian Government implemented these laws.

Refugee Council of Australia. (2016). Australia’s detention policies. Retrieved from https://www.refugeecouncil.org.au/detention-policies/

This page is from a group who opposes mandatory detention and they explain their reasons why.

SBS News. (2018). Wilkie seeks to abolish mandatory detention of asylum seekers. Retrieved from https://www.sbs.com.au/news/wilkie-seeks-to-abolish-mandatory-detention-of-asylum-seekers

Australian Government. (n.d.). Australia’s counter-terrorism laws. Retrieved from https://www.ag.gov.au/NationalSecurity/Counterterrorismlaw/Pages/Australiascounterterrorismlaws.aspx

Australian Government. (n.d.) Laws to combat terrorism. Retrieved from https://www.nationalsecurity.gov.au/WhatAustraliaisdoing/Pages/Laws-to-combat-terrorism.aspx

Barns, G., & Talbot, A. (2017). Should Australia’s counter-terrorism laws cost us our civil liberties?. Retrieved from https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/greg-barns/should-australias-counter-terrorism-laws-cost-us-our-civil-liberties_a_23286015/

Campbell, K. (2018, September 9). Phone alert system to include hostile acts, security threats. The West Australian. Retrieved from The West Australian archive database.

New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties. (n.d.). National security and counter-terrorism. Retrieved from http://www.nswccl.org.au/national_security

This organisation is concerned about the counter-terrorism laws.

Allen, S. (2013, October 29). Not for profit: the case against commercial surrogacy. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/not-for-profit-the-case-against-commercial-surrogacy-18512

American Surrogacy. (n.d.). Benefits of surrogacy for everyone involved. Retrieved from https://surrogate.com/about-surrogacy/surrogacy-101/benefits-of-surrogacy-for-everyone-involved/

This page is from an American surrogacy company who supports surrogacy.

Australian Christian Lobby. (n.d.). Surrogacy in WA. Retrieved from https://www.acl.org.au/cm_wa_surrogacy

The Australian Christian Lobby do not support surrogacy and give their reasons why on this page.

Families Through Surrogacy. (n.d.). Surrogacy by country. Retrieved from https://www.familiesthrusurrogacy.com/surrogacy-by-country/

Government of Victoria. (2017). Surrogacy. Retrieved from https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/HealthyLiving/surrogacy

Queensland Government. (2017). Surrogacy laws. Retrieved from https://www.qld.gov.au/law/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces/surrogacy/surrogacy-laws

Healey, J. (Ed.). (2010). Assisted conception. Thirroul, N.S.W: Spinney Press.

Lin, A. (2014). Surrogacy: gift of life or exploitation?. Retrieved from https://www.sbs.com.au/news/surrogacy-gift-of-life-or-exploitation

Montana Surrogacy. (2018). Religion and surrogacy. Retrieved from https://www.montanasurro.com/blog/2018/2/28/religion-surrogacy

Morse, J.R. (2016). Why everyone should oppose surrogacy. Retrieved from https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2016/06/04/why-everyone-should-oppose-surrogacy/

This page looks at the reasons why the Catholic Church would oppose surrogacy.

Surrogacy Australia. (n.d.). What is surrogacy?. Retrieved from https://www.surrogacyaustralia.org/what-is-surrogacy/

Webeck, D. (2016). A guide to Australia’s surrogacy laws. Retrieved from http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/conception/surrogacy/a-guide-to-australias-surrogacy-laws-20160224-gn2u0p

Gal, U. (2017). New data retention law seriously invades our privacy. Retrieved from https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/07/31/new-data-retention-law-seriously-invades-our-privacy.html

Metadata laws a strike against press freedom. (2015, March 18). The West Australian. Retrieved from The West Australian archive database.

Tucker, H. (2015, October 13). New data retention laws begin today, this is what you need to know. News.com.au. Retrieved from https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/new-data-retention-laws-begin-today-this-is-what-you-need-to-know/news-story/28ea2dc1b01d15e53f474e21b6d68501

Hichey, S., & Nedim, U. (2017). ‘No body, no parole’ laws: closure for victims or injustice for wrongly convicted?. Retrieved from https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/no-body-no-parole-laws-closure-for-victims-or-injustice-for-wrongly-convicted/

Horn, A., & Stevenson, A. (2017, August 10). ‘No body, no parole laws passed, Queensland MP brought to tears. ABC News. Retrieved from https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-10/no-body-no-parole-debate-tim-mander-in-tears/8791954

Laschon, E. (2018, March 22). ‘No body, no parole’ laws give murder victim Wade Dunn’s mother fresh hope. ABC News. Retrieved from https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-22/no-body-no-parole-laws-already-having-an-impact/9569310

Thurlow, R. (2016, June 7). Australia weighs ‘no body no parole’ law for convicted killers. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved from http://netk.net.au/Sentencing/Sentencing1.pdf

Australian Marriage Forum. (n.d.). Australian marriage: think of the child. Retrieved from http://australianmarriage.org/

This is an organisation that opposed the law.

Business InsiderAu. (2017, September 6). The equality campaign’s new ‘let’s do it’ TV ad for the yes campaign [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5pizTbhukY

This is the advertisement for the yes campaign.

Felter, C., & Renwick, D. (2019). Same-sex marriage: global comparisons. Retrieved from https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/same-sex-marriage-global-comparisons

This website has a map showing which countries around the world have marriage equality.

Healey, J. (Ed.). (2016). Marriage and partnership. Retrieved from AccessIt database.

Healey, J. (Ed.). (2016). Marriage and partnership. Thirroul, N.S.W: Spinney Press.

Healey, J. (Ed.). (2013). Same-sex marriage debate. Thirroul, N.S.W: Spinney Press.

Karp, P. (2017, December 7). Marriage equality law passes Australia’s parliament in landslide vote. The Guardian. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/dec/07/marriage-equality-law-passes-australias-parliament-in-landslide-vote

Pail, M. (2017, August 30). Anti same-sex marriage campaign airs: ‘school told my son he could wear a dress’. News.com.au. Retrieved from https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/relationships/marriage/anti-same-sex-marriage-campaign-airs-school-told-my-son-he-could-wear-a-dress/news-story/535dcae290582136cb2445f3869ff820

This article includes information who was against the legislation and their reasons why. It also includes the advertisement that was shown on television.

National Museum of Australia. (n.d.). Marriage equality. Retrieved from https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/marriage-equality

This website provides information about how the law was changed and who campaigned for the change in law.

Spilsbury, L. (2012). Same-sex marriage. New York: Rosen.

BBC. (2014). Abortion. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/abortion/

This website is from the United Kingdom and has information about who would be likely to support or oppose the law and their arguments.

Children By Choice. (2019). Australian abortion law. Retrieved from https://www.childrenbychoice.org.au/factsandfigures/australianabortionlawandpractice

Clench, S. (2019, March 12). Australia would not support call for ‘access to safe abortion’ at United Nations. News.com.au. Retrieved from https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/australia-would-not-support-call-for-access-to-safe-abortion-at-united-nations/news-story/d0e3bda916503c95901b848b53a8ad54

Healey, J (Ed.). (2016). The abortion rights debate. Retrieved from AccessIt Database.

Right To Life Australia. (n.d.). An argument against abortion. Retrieved from https://righttolife.com.au/blog/127-an-argument-against-abortion

This organisation does not support abortion and provides their reasons why on this page.

Rise Up Australia. (n.d.). Abortion. Retrieved from http://riseupaustraliaparty.com/our-policies/abortion/

This minor political party in Australia provides reasons why they do not support abortion.

Willis, O. (2018, May 26). Is abortion legal in Australia? It’s complicated. ABC News. Retrieved from https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2018-05-26/is-abortion-legal-in-australia/9795188