http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/paul-lucas/ Paul Lucas is the Attorney-General, Minister for Local Government and Special Minister of State. en Copyright 2013 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:00:10 +0000 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:00:10 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/we-need-to-be-careful-so-all-are-equal-under-law/ The Queensland Government absolutely abhors any attack on a person based on their sexual preference and, to be absolutely clear, does not believe that anyone should be able to plead a non-violent homosexual advance as a partial defence for murder. On this, we agree with Father Paul Kelly, who wrote the piece on The Punch on Wednesday, “An archaic defence that belongs in the dark ages”. However, it is important that we take expert advice. The legal reality is that the Criminal Code has to be drafted carefully. It must be drafted on what will work to the letter of the law or else other people will seek to exploit it in unforseen circumstances where society would not support it. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Paul Lucas) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/we-need-to-be-careful-so-all-are-equal-under-law/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/we-need-to-be-careful-so-all-are-equal-under-law/#item7516 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:45:22 +0000 Paul Lucas | Author bios | The Punch