by John | Feb 14, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions
Fr Bernard McGrath’s letter to the editor (“Foundations of family life under threat”, February 2) is yet another example of the clergy struggling to remain relevant in the face of their bigotry and ignorance. Father McGrath speaks of “free...
by John | Feb 14, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions
In all the light and heat generated by the British Parliament’s same-sex marriage vote, it was the bellowing rhetoric of MP Roger Gale that stuck out, to me, the most. Gale howled down Prime Minister David Cameron’s new legislation, saying allowing same sex couples to...
by John | Feb 14, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
New federal Attorney General Mark Dreyfus (pictured) supports gay marriage and plans to keep the inclusion of sexuality and gender diversity as protected groups under proposed anti-discrimination laws. Former attorney general Nicola Roxon stepped down on February 2...
by John | Feb 14, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Bob Katter has seemingly come to the rescue of a pro-gay-marriage candidate who was asked to resign from the party named after the maverick Queensland MP because of his views on same-sex marriage. Candidate, composer and theatre director Steven Bailey told Fairfax...
by John | Feb 6, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
Apart from recognising marriage equality as family friendly, more and more conservatives around the world realise there’s also votes to be won, writes Rodney Croome. Will the Coalition under Tony Abbott agree? The passage of marriage equality through the UK...
by John | Feb 6, 2013 | AME media releases, Australian commentary, Australian news, News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
ADVOCATES EXPECT A RUSH OF AUSSIE COUPLES TO MARRY If you are an Australian couple and want to marry in the UK, please contact Rodney Croome on 0409010668. AME spokesperson, Ivan Hinton, will be available for comment at a media conference in the Senate court yard at...
