by John | Sep 23, 2012 | Australian news, News
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION Commissioner Robin Banks is backing a push to legalise same-sex marriage in Tasmania. Ms Banks said that she would like to see the state become the first place to allow same-sex marriage. Legislation allowing it will be voted on in the Legislative...
by John | Sep 23, 2012 | Australian news, News
VICTORIA will not follow in the footsteps of others states pushing to legalise same-sex marriage, with Premier Ted Baillieu refusing to allow Liberal MPs a conscience vote on the issue. The decision puts Mr Baillieu at odds with his New South Wales Liberal...
by John | Sep 23, 2012 | News, World news
The Pope called upon French Catholics to challenge the planned introduction of gay marriage dubbing it as a ‘threat’ to the family and society in France. The head of the Catholic church, Pope Benedict XVI, told a group of French bishops visiting Castel Gandolfo that...
by John | Sep 22, 2012 | Australian commentary
Given the attention currently devoted to questioning or defending the notion of ”traditional marriage”, it pays to consider this: throughout most of written history, ”traditional marriage” has involved non-monogamous relationships in which...
by John | Sep 22, 2012 | Australian news, News
ALL eyes will be on Tasmania next week during the same-sex marriage debate after a similar move by federal MPs was lost in the Senate yesterday. Tasmanian senators urged the Upper House to make history next week by passing the country’s first laws to make it...
