by John | Apr 20, 2012 | Australian commentary, Weblog
By Jacqui Tomlins, Melbourne-based marriage equality campaigner. Follow her blog here. I once had a creative writing teacher who said that writing a book was a long, slow process and that you needed to celebrate the small victories and milestones along the way;...
by John | Apr 19, 2012 | Australian commentary
By M. V. LEE BADGETT, professor of economics, director of the Centre for Public Policy and Administration, University of Massachusetts-Amherst. FANCY clothes, emotional rituals and the presence of loved ones all show that weddings are an important day in the life of...
by John | Apr 19, 2012 | Australian commentary
Amending the marriage laws so as to allow two members of the same sex to marry may seem like an exercise in radical left-wing politics. But is this too hasty a conclusion and, more than that, should conservatives support same-sex marriage? Broadcast: Monday 16 April...
by John | Apr 18, 2012 | Australian commentary
The authors of an anti-gay marriage letter currently circulating through the Victorian Catholic Church should change their stance to reflect community values. Bendigo Bishop Les Tomlinson was one of 6 bishops to sign a letter to their parishioners telling them that...
by John | Apr 16, 2012 | Australian commentary
The story of Tony Abbott and his lesbian sister, Christine Forster, is much more about the political than the personal. To recap: as Abbott’s resistance to marriage equality hit the headlines earlier this year, rumours spread that he had a close gay relative....
by John | Apr 16, 2012 | Australian commentary
The discrimination against same-sex couples should end, but progress on the issue can’t be taken for granted, writes Katharine Murphy. SOME of the most implacable defenders of marriage as a union between a man and a woman don’t make it sound all that...
