by Jen | Mar 23, 2013 | Australian commentary
Author: MALCOLM McPHERSON Publication: Illawarra Mercury Publication Date: March 22, 2013 Although I am attracted to men I was married to a woman for 27 years. This means I come to the marriage equality debate with a different perspective. There are many men like me....
by Jen | Mar 20, 2013 | Australian commentary
NEWS.COM.AU: Professional surfer Serena Brooke and her partner share a home, finances and now twin daughters. But the couple, who are in a loving and committed relationship, say the future for couples like them looks grim. Brooke and her partner, artist partner Emma...
by John | Mar 14, 2013 | Australian commentary, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions
Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott are to be placed under renewed pressure to support gay marriage rights with the Greens intent on making the popular reform a key election issue. The party also wants to test Mr Abbott’s assertion during a 60 Minutes interview last...
by John | Mar 12, 2013 | Australian commentary, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions
IT was late May 2004 and the tots of Australia turned on the telly to watch the ABC’s Play School, as they’d done each weekday since 1966. After a lively reading of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, the kiddies took a peek through those famous windows. The...
by John | Mar 9, 2013 | Australian commentary, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions
IN Ghost Wife, Michelle Dicinoski reflects on why, in this cynical age, anyone would want to get married, especially someone for whom marriage is not a legal possibility. As Dicinoski tells the story of her journey to Canada to marry her female partner, she...
by Jay | Mar 1, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News, Politicians, Where do the parties stand, Who supports equality
Jo Richardson and Jac Charlesworth of Kingston Beach with 3 year old son Marty. THE campaign for same-sex marriage is back in full swing, with activists hoping to play a decisive role in Legislative Council elections. They plan to distribute how-to-vote cards to every...
