The State of Marriage

Ishma Alvi
Aug 25, 2017 · 3 min read

Australia calling itself secular is as laughable as it calling itself a country that offers refuge to asylum seekers. Australia contorts itself into pretzels to be seen as both, without actually having to do either.

These contortions involve not just policy-writing but spending immense amounts of taxpayers money. This last comment was not whinging about taxes- I recognize and appreciate the benefits of a welfare state and taxes associated with maintaining that.

But do we need to pay for the industry that has arisen around immigration detention-from security, to…

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