by John | Aug 24, 2012 | Australian commentary
When Premier Lara Giddings announced gay marriage for Tasmanians, a huge Christian Lobby reaction was tipped – and never came. Henry Pill on the gap between the lobby’s rhetoric and real power. In the US, a country where God is big business and big...
by John | Aug 24, 2012 | Australian news, News
The ACT government has tried to provoke an election showdown with the opposition over gay marriage. Attorney-General Simon Corbell moved yesterday to put the issue firmly on the election agenda but the Canberra Liberals signalled they wanted to fight the campaign on...
by John | Aug 24, 2012 | News, World news
The Bishop of Buckingham has become the most senior member of the Church of England to join the Out4Marriage campaign to introduce equal same-sex marriage in the UK. But a spokesman for the Church says that his message of equality is not the official view of the...
by John | Aug 23, 2012 | Australian news, News
Gay marriage supporters hope leadership by states and territories will create the momentum to pass federal marriage equality laws. The Senate debated Australian Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young’s private member’s bill on marriage equality on Thursday, a...
by John | Aug 23, 2012 | AME media releases, News
Marriage equality advocates have praised the ACT Government’s commitment to follow Tasmania’s lead and enact marriage equality at a territory level. The ACT Attorney-General, Simon Corbell, today announced his government is working closely with the...
