by Alex Greenwich | Dec 13, 2010 | Australian news, News
Policy work on “bread-and-butter” issues does not preclude the government from examining gay marriage, Tanya Plibersek says. The Social Inclusion Minister said dealing with day-to-day issues could be achieved without dropping other areas of concern to the...
by Alex Greenwich | Dec 13, 2010 | Australian news, News
Andrew Heslop’s idea of a dream wedding was to marry in Adelaide’s famous parklands in front of friends and family. But controversial Australian gay marriage laws prevented that from happening. Instead, Mr Heslop had to travel to New Zealand to marry his...
by Alex Greenwich | Dec 11, 2010 | News, World news
Ken Mehlman, the former chief of the Republican National Committee, has said that Republicans ought to embrace gay marriage. Mehlman’s August announcement that he’s gay drew both cheers and jeers. In an interview with conservative glossy The Atlantic,...
by Alex Greenwich | Dec 10, 2010 | AME media releases
Australians who support marriage equality are being urged to make a New Year’s Resolution to meet their local MP. Australian Marriage Equality (AME) national convener, Alex Greenwich, said 2011 will be a decisive year for marriage equality and personal contact...
by Alex Greenwich | Dec 9, 2010 | Australian news, News
Julia Gillard has been getting a lot of free advice lately — from Nikki Savva’s patronising sartorial hints to David Burchell’s warning not to write an essay for The Monthly. In particular, she has been receiving much counsel on gay marriage. The mood for...