by Jen | May 7, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
If the stirrer has been a bit quiet for the last few days, it’s been because the political prospect has been so depressing. How can you not despair when the far left get into bed with the Christian right to demand a vote on whether you’re a full and equal citizen or...
by Jen | May 7, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
JULIA GILLARD HAS PROMISED A CONSCIENCE VOTE ON MARRIAGE EQUALITY TO LABOR MPS. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH IT IS time for politicians to say yes to gay marriage. A conscience vote on the matter can be held anytime in Federal Parliament in the lead-up to September’s...
by Jen | May 7, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Saturday’s Tasmanian Upper House election was a step forward for marriage equality in the state. The issue was prominent because last year the Upper House narrowly defeated a bid to make Tasmania the first to allow same-sex marriages. Three of the seats where the...
by Jen | May 6, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
PM Julia GIllard walks to ABC studios in Parliament House, Canberra, to appear on this morning’s Insiders program. Picture: Ray Strange Source: News Limited PRIME Minister Julia Gillard says the success of gay marriage laws is reliant on conservative parties...
by Jen | May 4, 2013 | AME media releases, Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Voters deliver clear message to Wilinson and Hiscutt to back reform Advocates encouraged to step up campaign Tasmanian marriage equality advocates say the message to Tasmania’s Upper House from today’s election is to stop blocking marriage equality. As at...
by Jen | May 4, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
It’s inevitable, and we know it. Gay marriage will be legalised in Australia, maybe not before the cock crows thrice, but certainly in the near future. Opposition is entrenched in the influential nooks and crannies of our society like the whiff of something off in the...
