by John | Apr 27, 2012 | Australian commentary
It hasn’t been a very good week for the anti-gay marriage people in this country. The results from two independent parliamentary surveys came out on Monday, both giving marriage equality thumping majority support. “We are comprehensively losing this,” the Australian...
by John | Apr 27, 2012 | Australian commentary
So, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are officially engaged. Congratulations to the happy couple. Mr and Mrs Smith will no longer be living in sin! Brangelina have maintained for a while that they won’t be getting married until the US legislates marriage equality...
by John | Apr 26, 2012 | Australian commentary
Triumph this week that same-sex marriage supporters had won the online clicking war against marriage opponents in the House of Representatives survey is likely to be short-lived. No matter what happens with the two parliamentary inquiries currently being held into...
by John | Apr 26, 2012 | Australian commentary
I’m constantly amazed that the national press acts as if the Greens’ leadership transition from Bob Brown to Christine Milne poses imponderable questions about the future of the party and the nation. The answers are right under their noses in Tasmania, where Milne...
by John | Apr 24, 2012 | Australian commentary
Anthony Vitale, 32, of Glen Iris, believes that one day all people will be able to marry. THE debate about gay marriage is about unpacking the concept of tradition. It’s about reassembling it in a more meaningful, progressive way. It’s a human rights issue that has...
by John | Apr 21, 2012 | Australian commentary
The following piece is a response to an Op-ed by Greg Sheridan in The Australian. — Whilst The Australian’s Greg Sheridan was enjoying dinner with Tony Abbott in Lygon St the other night, secure in the knowledge that the government wasn’t busy making...
