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Greens: Balance of Power?
Federal election pundits are predicting that the Greens will hold the balance of power in the Senate. What are their policies and intentions? Green's leader Senator Bob Brown and ACT-based journalist Angela Shanahan share their thoughts.

Internet Filtering
Senator Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy and Geordie Guy, board member of Electronic Frontiers Australia, provide the main arguments for and against internet filtering.

Millennium Development Goals
Tim Costello, CEO Worldvision Australia and Jane Silloway Smith from the Maxim Institute provide different perspectives on whether the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are being effective. Stephen Bradbury, Chairman of Micah Challenge International, asks why it has to be an either/or debate.

Sexualisation of Culture
Catharine Lumby, Angela Conway and Lisa Brick discuss the Senate inquiry into the sexualisation of children and the difficulties of dealing with sexual ethics and sex education in a pluralistic society.

Issue 2

The second issue of Viewpoint, for February - May 2010, is now released for subscribers and politicians and is also available in selected newsagencies. The feature articles on Indigenous Policy are freely available for download (both as a digital online here version and as pdf here). All other articles also have a limited viewing function.

The peer reviewed articles in this edition include:

• Differing approaches to Indigenous Policy – plus responses to each article.
• Arguments for and against surrogacy arrangements.
• Debate about the foundations of ethics – a non-religious approach and a religious perspective.

The Society and Culture section includes:

• Reflections on what it means to be human.
• Today's leaders and what it means to be visionary.
• Will the Victorian Minister for Respect be able to garner respect?

Political Opinions include:

• Shayne Neumann, Federal ALP Member for Blair on the Intergenerational Report.
• Rob Stokes, NSW Liberal Member for Pittwater discussing alcohol laws relating to minors.

Issue 1

The inaugural issue of Viewpoint is freely available for digital download. Future editions will be available in newsagencies and via subscription only.

Peer reviewed articles in this edition include:

• Climate change - plus responses to each article.
• Religious freedom.
• Classification decisions.

• Refugees.
• Violence among girls.
• Causes of homelessness.

• ALP Senator Helen Polly talking about Baby Safe Havens.
• Liberal Scott Morrison, MP reflecting on making poverty history.