by Alex Greenwich | May 25, 2011 | Australian news, News
Labor fears up to one in four of its Victorian members will not renew their memberships after last year’s devastating state election loss and disenchantment with the Gillard government. And union heavyweight Joe De Bruyn warned that Labor – and...
by Alex Greenwich | May 24, 2011 | Overseas commentary
Last week, a Gallup poll showed that a majority of Americans support gay marriage. It was the third such survey this spring, and if you add in the number of Americans who support civil unions, public support for same-sex relationships has become the dominant position....
by Alex Greenwich | May 24, 2011 | Australian news, News
Albert Park MP Martin Foley has joined forces with four other Victorian Labor politicians to canvass local opinions on gay marriage. The move comes after Greens Melbourne MP Adam Bandt’s motion in Federal Parliament last year for MPs to consult their constituents on...
by Alex Greenwich | May 23, 2011 | Australian news, News
Julia Gillard has played down the fact that the conference of Labor’s Victorian branch was unable to raise a quorum to debate same-sex marriage. But amid claims the party’s Right factions colluded to stymie the debate, the Prime Minister has also said she...
by Alex Greenwich | May 23, 2011 | Australian news, News
A Brisbane march in favour of same-sex marriage was interrupted by violence at the weekend when religious protesters addressed the crowd saying: ‘‘Homosexuality is a sin, you will all go to hell.’’ The Saturday afternoon Equal Love event was momentarily disturbed when...
