by John | Sep 10, 2012 | Australian news, News
Parliament should legislate for civil unions because there is not yet enough parliamentary support for same-sex marriage, Liberal frontbencher Malcolm Turnbull says. Speaking in Parliament this morning on a bill to legalise gay marriage, Mr Turnbull said even if...
by John | Sep 10, 2012 | Australian news, News
Australia’s largest civil celebrants’ association, the Australian Federation of Civil Celebrants (AFCC) has called for reform to the Marriage Act to provide all couples access to marriage. At its Committee meeting in Hobart this week, the AFCC National Committee...
by John | Sep 9, 2012 | Australian commentary
I recently published a small book entitled A Private Life. This provides a number of biographical sketches, although it stops short of deserving the title of an autobiography. The fourth chapter of the book is named for my partner of 43 years, Johan van Vloten. It...
by John | Sep 9, 2012 | AME media releases, News
Australian Marriage Equality (AME) has called on all federal parliamentarians to hear the Christian case for marriage equality ahead of a vote in federal parliament, expected in the coming weeks. The call comes as the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) has continued to...
by John | Sep 7, 2012 | Australian news, News
Liberal MP Warren Entsch says an apology from the head of the Australian Christian Lobby would not make up for his “highly offensive” comments on homosexuality. Jim Wallace has come under intense criticism after comparing the health impacts of smoking...
