by John | Nov 2, 2011 | Australian news, News
NEW legislation that strengthens the territories’ right to govern themselves – and strips the Federal Government’s veto – is a win for democracy, Australian Greens leader Bob Brown has said. The lower house has passed a Greens bill which...
by John | Nov 2, 2011 | News, World news
Brazil’s Supreme Appeals Court has ruled two women can convert their civil union into full marriage. It’s the highest court in Brazil to uphold a gay marriage following a series of conflicting rulings in various Brazilian courts.
by John | Nov 2, 2011 | AME media releases, Events, News
Equality advocate Carl Katter will address a marriage equality forum in Melbourne on Sunday November 13th. Carl is best known for speaking out for marriage equality in response to his half-brother and North Queensland MP, Bob, condemning the reform. The forum to be...
by John | Nov 2, 2011 | Australian news, News
Sydney criminal lawyer Andrew Tiedt recently stirred up controversy on the ABC’s The Drum website when he wrote an article about why he, a Christian who believes sex between people of the same sex is sinful, supports same-sex marriage. “I believe in the Bible and what...
by John | Nov 2, 2011 | Australian news, News
Liberal Senator Eric Abetz has criticised the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) for recording same-sex marriages in census data. The ABS does not record such marriages as legal marriages but this year collected data on the number of same-sex couples who reported...
