Australian Advocacy

Stolen from Murray McCully

Advocacy Award

An award for effective advocacy must, this week, go to an Australian politician – Warren Entsch, the Liberal Party MP for the Cape York seat of Leichardt. Mr Entsch recently introduced a Bill to afford equal rights for same sex couples. And his advocacy was truly powerful. None of the usual shrill, hand-wringing stuff usually featured on this side of the Tasman.

Mr Entsch, reported to be a former crocodile hunter and bull catcher, offered this rationale for his Bill: “They’re usually young, pretty good-looking fellas,” he said of gay men, “and it gives us old fellas a chance at these good-looking young sheilas.”

So how about a ….. er… bouquet for Mr Entsch? :