It was great news that New South Wales is set to radically curtail the provocation defence to attempt to eliminate homosexual advance defences at common law and also to prevent provocation being used by violent people against their partners. there is so much wrong with the provocation defence and even more than this issue of homosexual advance defences. Still New South Wales has seen the light. Queensland ignored even the modest recommendations of a committee on the issue. This petition will continue as a means of keeping the matter to mind. Commentators in NEw Sotuh wales say that even the proposed changes in NSW can be easily manipulated to get around the protection, but at least its a step in the right direction, rather than a step backwards like in Queensland. http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/provocation-defence-should-be-severely-limited-say-mps-20130423-2icu6.html