by John | Aug 20, 2012 | Australian news, News
A bill to legalise same-sex marriage will be debated in Parliament today, sparking concerns by the Greens that the government may be trying to bring on an early vote in an attempt to push the politically fraught topic off the agenda. Labor MP Stephen Jones’ Marriage...
by John | Aug 20, 2012 | Overseas commentary
I hate to break it to Conservative Party leader Colin Craig, but the biggest threat to so-called traditional marriage isn’t gay marriage. It’s love, actually. And economics. As someone who’s been married to the same person for nearly 30 years...
by John | Aug 20, 2012 | Australian news, News
The Australian Greens are concerned the government may be trying to bring on an early vote on a gay marriage bill in an attempt to get it off the political agenda. The House of Representatives is set to debate Labor MP Stephen Jones’ Marriage Amendment Bill 2012...
by John | Aug 20, 2012 | Australian news, News
She made headlines earlier this year when it was made public her brother is Opposition Leader Tony Abbott. Now, she is making political waves of her own as a Liberal candidate for the upcoming local council elections for the City of Sydney. With her partner Virginia...
by John | Aug 19, 2012 | News, World news
Two women were married in a Buddhist ceremony in Taiwan last weekend, in the first known ceremony of its kind to be held in the country. While no Asian countries have actually fully legalised marriage equality, Taiwan – along with Vietnam and Nepal – is one of the few...
