by John | Feb 15, 2013 | Australian commentary
UK politicians have just said ‘I do’ to marriage equality. To win the fight here, Australian campaigners need to show they value marriage as much as equality, writes Rodney Croome The overwhelming vote for marriage equality in the UK House of Commons sends...
by John | Feb 14, 2013 | AME weblog, Australian commentary
Marriage equality advocates have renewed their calls for Tony Abbott to allow a conscience vote for Coalition MPs on marriage equality after the Opposition leader said “no-one should be told what to do” when Liberal Party branches and pre-selectors vote on...
by John | Feb 14, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions
GAY marriage may be all the talk in Byron Bay’s council chambers but in the Tweed it has not even raised an eyebrow. Tweed Shire mayor Barry Longland said gay marriage was a personal belief. “As far as I’m concerned it is not council business,”...
by John | Feb 14, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions
POLITICIANS from across the spectrum voiced their support for the NSW marriage equality campaign at the official start of the Sydney Mardi Gras festival at the weekend. Members of the cross-party working group tasked with developing a bill that would allow gay couples...
by John | Feb 14, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions
The mayor of Byron Bay in northern New South Wales says he wants to make gay marriage legal in the shire and has flagged the creation of a “love park”. Mayor Simon Richardson says the Federal Government is failing same-sex couples and he says it is time...
by John | Feb 14, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
The Prime Minister says she is against gay marriage but Britain is close to legalising it. Are our laws out of step with the rest of the world? Should this be an election issue? Continue reading…
