by John | Sep 7, 2012 | Australian commentary
JIM Wallace has the right, given free speech, to say what he likes. Julia Gillard has the equal right to refuse to lend prime ministerial authority to a conference held by the organisation he heads. Of course, a PM’s attendance at a function does not mean...
by John | Sep 7, 2012 | Australian commentary
Finally, reason and leadership prevail. I was greatly disappointed when, earlier this year, the Prime Minister confirmed she would be making the keynote speech at the Australian Christian Lobby’s (ACL) national conference. There are a few reasons why the news left me...
by John | Sep 6, 2012 | Australian commentary
“But what I’m saying is we need to be aware that the homosexual lifestyle carries these problems and … normalising the lifestyle by the attribution of marriage, for instance, has to be considered in what it does encouraging people into it.” Say what now?...
by John | Sep 6, 2012 | Australian commentary
Tasmania made history last week when the state’s House of Assembly passed a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry. Here, gay rights advocate Rodney Croome, a key figure in the state’s equality movement, reflects on historic vote and the next step forward. Thursday...
by John | Sep 3, 2012 | Australian commentary
With the news that Stephen Jones’ Marriage Equality Bill is being debated in the Federal Parliament, my husband and I wish to explain how marriage inequality affects our family. We have been married for over 38 years, and have raised two daughters; one an...
by John | Sep 2, 2012 | Australian commentary
Lochsley Wilson is a Launceston College student and gay rights activist. He writes to show a teenage perspective on the same-sex marriage debate. I’ve been married twice. The first was in playschool, when I was three years old: she was a ballerina, I was a...
