Welcome to December news, the final for 2017. This month brought us both good and bad news from Canberra. Finally, we had a positive outcome for the Same Sex Marriage Bill which was passed on 7 December. A great achievement for equality in this country and one, which demonstrates the power of a strong social movement to influence and change Australian law to make our country a fairer place.

Each of us probably has one: a scent that, as soon as we step out of a car, bus, or train, immediately reminds us that we have made it back home. But what happens when that smell isn’t there anymore? How would you describe it to people that never had any experience of it?