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Ben Davison

Ben Davison is the Chief of Staff at the Australian Council of Trade Unions, Former CEO of South Port UnitingCare, a passionate Sunday league soccer player and the proud son of a same-sex family.

He holds a BA in politics & journalism and completed his MBA at Melbourne Business School.

February 2016

  • Play School presenters Emma Palmer, Justine Clarke and Alex Papps.

    Why it's important for Play School to show families like mine 'through the windows'

    Ben Davison
    For someone who grew up with same-sex parents, Play School’s call for a family with two dads is a momentous – if belated – move

June 2015

  • 29 Jun 2015, New York City, New York State, USA --- (150628) -- NEW YORK, June 28, 2015 (Xinhua) -- A man waves rainbow flag during the annual LGBT Pride Parade in Manhattan, New York, June 28, 2015. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered here on Sunday at the colorful parade that celebrates the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled that there is a right to same-sex marriage in all 50 states across the country. (Xinhua/Li Muzi) --- Image by © Li Muzi/Xinhua Press/Corbis

    Even for a kid with two mums, you don't fully realise what hate is until you live it

    Ben Davison
    Marriage equality is just equality; you appreciate this more when you’ve grown up in a family some thought was weird, wrong, perverted or strange
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