by Jen | May 4, 2013 | AME media releases, Australian commentary, News
AUSTRALIAN MARRIAGE EQUALITY Media Release Saturday May 4th 2013 Marriage equality advocates have challenged Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, to allow a conscience vote on the issue, in the wake of Mr Abbott’s claims that only a handful of Coalition members would...
by Jen | May 4, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Civil celebrant Ron Egeberg supports a conscience vote in parliament on gay marriage. PARLIAMENT should make a decision on same-sex marriage rather than holding a constitutional referendum, all of Ballarat’s federal election candidates believe. And local people in...
by Jen | May 4, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
On his bike: Tony Abbott at the Pollie Peddle ride. Photo: Pat Scala Tony Abbott has doused expectations of any change on same-sex unions in the next Parliament, predicting that a significant majority of Coalition MPs will share his strong opposition to gay marriage....
by Jen | May 3, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian Greens, Australian news, News, Supporters of Equality
In a wide-ranging interview with The Rainbow Reporter, Greens MP Adam Bandt talks about marriage equality, anti-discrimination legislation, the state of the Liberal party room and the scourge of reparative therapy. On marriage equality Bandt was hopeful, if not...
by Alex Greenwich | May 3, 2013 | AME media releases, Australian commentary, News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions
AUSTRALIAN MARRIAGE EQUALITY Media Release Friday May 3rd 2013 Official figures show Aussies already travelling to New Zealand for civil unions. Numbers will sky-rocket when marriages begin in August. Official figures released today show gay Australians are already...
by Jen | May 3, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
A GROWING group of Liberal MPs has seized on Tony Abbott’s change of language on gay marriage and believe they will have the support in the partyroom to win a conscience vote on the issue after the September election. Recent comments by the Opposition Leader...
