by Jen | May 3, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Albury Hume Rotary Club president Peter Lee with former High Court judge Michael Kirby who officially launched the book by CSU constitutional law expert Bede Harris, right. Picture: TARA GOONAN GAY marriage should be voted on in parliament, not in a referendum, former...
by Jay | May 2, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Anti-gay flyers are being distributed to tens of thousands of Tasmanian homes right now, as part of a massive campaign to block marriage equality in Tasmania. This is just one of many that have been distributed: Another flyer rubbishes “same-sex marriage”,...
by Jen | May 2, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
It’s a question resonating through suburban living rooms across the country: Why doesn’t Australia legalise gay marriage? This is not an “inner-city media issue”, as columnist Gerard Henderson wrote this week. It was far from clear, he maintained, that same sex...
by Jen | May 1, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
THE nation’s top lawyers have demanded the Gillard government revisit gay marriage, warning Labor’s reforms will fail to deal with discrimination against same-sex couples unless the Marriage Act is radically changed. The Law Council of Australia has also...
by Jen | May 1, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
TASMANIANS UNITED FOR MARRIAGE EQUALITY Media Release Wednesday May 1st 2013 About 500 students attended a marriage equality BBQ at the University of Tasmania today where they received information about how they can vote for marriage equality at Saturday’s Upper...
by Jen | May 1, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
So, my dear friend Margaret received a letter, today, from a group called “Defending Natural Marriage”. They asked that Margaret sign a petition and return it to them – kindly making it postage paid – so they can present it to Parliament. Margaret is known for her...
