by John | Oct 16, 2011 | Australian commentary
OUR politicians have proved they’re beyond out-of-touch on same-sex marriage, writes Lainie Anderson. IF we ever needed proof that politicians should respectfully butt out of moral issues such as gay marriage, we got it this week in South Australia. On Monday...
by Alex Greenwich | Oct 15, 2011 | Australian commentary
Well-known Hobart-based cartoonist, Jon Kudelka, has this marriage equality cartoon for sale on his website. Click here to buy it. Kudelka says of the cartoon: “Tasmania: as usual leading the way in social sophistication and maturity. Do try and keep up,...
by Alex Greenwich | Oct 15, 2011 | Overseas commentary, World news
New York: When Freedom to Marry’s Evan Wolfson weds his partner Cheng He on Saturday, it will cap a long effort to win the right. When I opened the invitation my breath caught. “Cheng He and Evan Wolfson invite you to join us in celebrating our exercise of the freedom...
by Alex Greenwich | Oct 14, 2011 | Australian commentary
Reports out this morning suggest Julia Gillard’s staunch opposition to marriage equality is starting to give way. For her to make such a conscience vote announcement before the ALP National Conference in December would be the best indication yet that the adoption of a...
by John | Oct 14, 2011 | AME media releases, News
“Thanks to the Prime Minister showing our opponent’s hand early, supporters of reform can now look to trump the conscience vote concession by focussing on a binding party policy at the December National Conference” – Rodney Croome,...