Shawn Murphy

Shawn Murphy is a freelance journalist from Melbourne with a keen interest in religion, philosophy, politics and life issues.

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What Is Marriage?

7 Dec 2012 |

tags: book reviews, marriage, philosophy

A defence of man-woman marriage combining the precision of scientists with the clarity of good journalists makes for essential reading.





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Should 16-year-olds be able to vote?

2 Nov 2012 |

tags: democracy, franchise, Scotland, teenagers

Scotland's 16 and 17-year-olds will be casting their votes in a referendum on independence. Why not elsewhere?