by Jen | Sep 26, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Tony Abbott should embrace change and allow the ACT’s push for marriage equality rather than trying to hold back the tide, says Jacintha Webster. Being from Canberra ensures a certain amount of stereotypical teasing about boredom, the booming Fyshwick district, living...
by Jen | Sep 24, 2013 | Australian news, News
So much of the debate about state same-sex marriages is about laws, governments, courts and the Constitution. But like marriage equality generally, state same-sex marriage laws are really about people. They are about people who can’t wait for federal reform because...
by Jen | Sep 24, 2013 | Australian news, News
Trinity Christian School students have reacted angrily to a letter urging parents at the school to lobby against the ACT government’s marriage equality bill. Current and formers students have taken to Facebook in support of marriage equality after it was reported the...
by Jen | Sep 23, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
ACT MLA Jeremy Hanson was certainly correct when he predicted this week that the ACT Government’s proposed same-sex marriage laws will end up in the High Court. There are several major constitutional questions. The first question is: Who has standing to...
by Jen | Sep 23, 2013 | Australian news, News
Predominantly Buddhist Thailand is moving to become the first Asian country to allow same-sex marriage. The country of 65 million people has been at the forefront of the gay rights movements for decades despite the fact that sex between men remains illegal in most of...
