by John | Dec 12, 2012 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Queensland federal Liberal MP Teresa Gambaro (pictured) was confronted over her opposition to marriage equality by an LGBTI rights advocate at a community question and answer session on Saturday. Phil Browne took Gambaro to task over her ‘no’ vote against marriage...
by John | Dec 12, 2012 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
The dust has settled on the recent ACT Election and a Labor-Greens government has been returned. Student journalist Jelisa Apps follows up on her earlier story to examine the issue of marriage equality and the Australian constitution. The legalisation of same-sex...
by John | Dec 9, 2012 | Australian commentary
I was not looking forward to returning to Parliament House last week to lobby for marriage equality. After the failed vote in August I was certain our reception would be indifferent at best. But to my surprise the MPs we spoke to were more supportive of reform than...
by John | Dec 2, 2012 | Australian commentary
I thought Penny Wong was going to swallow young Maya Newell whole on Q&A last Monday. Newell asked the panel: ”Have any of you ever thought of kids in same-sex families and how do you think a change in the Marriage Act might affect their lives?” The...
by John | Nov 23, 2012 | Australian commentary
The US election was a victory for marriage equality, writes Rodney Croome. The first US president to publicly endorse marriage quality was returned. For the first time in US history a vote of the people delivered a pro-marriage equality result, in not just one but...
by John | Nov 19, 2012 | Australian commentary
Barack Obama just got four more years as US President, and he didn’t need to say it, but he did. ”It doesn’t matter whether you’re black or white or Hispanic or Asian or Native American or young or old or rich or poor, abled, disabled, gay or...
