Vice chancellor confirms university were aware of contents of former union boss’s graduation address ahead of timeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian Catholic University will reimburse attendees of a graduation ceremony where Joe de Bruyn sparked a walkout with a speech denouncing abortion and same-sex marriage, as the university also revealed it had urged the former union boss to reconsider his remarks before he delivered them.De Bruyn’s address, delivered on Monday evening, prompted major backlash after he compared abortion to the “human toll of world war two” and alleged same-sex marriage went against “every society on Earth”.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-10-23 05:29:24
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ACU to reimburse attendees and offer counselling after Joe de Bruyn’s anti-same-sex marriage speech
