by Jen | Dec 18, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Kylie Gwynne and Annette Cairnduff on their wedding day last week. I got married last week. We had a quiet wedding in the beautiful garden of some very dear friends in the town I grew up in. I married someone I love and have loved for sometime now. My mother-in-law...
by Jen | Dec 17, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Malcolm Turnbull at a press conference in Canberra. The prime minister, Tony Abbott, has played down the prospect of parliament passing a law allowing same-sex marriage, but will not intervene to prevent two prominent Liberal MPs from offering their own forthright...
by Jen | Dec 17, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
“It is now clear that the Australian constitution allows marriage to change over time to include people of the same sex.” Photo: Hagen Hopkins The Abbott government got more than it bargained for in having the ACT same-sex marriage law overturned. The High...
by Jen | Dec 15, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek will seek to enlist the Communications Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, in Federal Parliament as a co-sponsor to legalise gay marriage. In a move designed to put pressure on the Coalition government over the issue, Ms Plibersek says...
by Jen | Dec 13, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Marriage Equality director Ivan Hinton and Chris Teoh display their marriage certificate in Canberra. It is deeply disappointing that the Australian Capital Territory’s Marriage Equality Act has been struck down, but don’t let that dark cloud obscure some...
by Jen | Dec 12, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Ashleigh Watson and Narell Majic who got married this week comfort each other after the High Court ruling. The High Court has scrapped the ACT same-sex marriage bill – but it’s a minor setback, argues Rodney Croome. The marriage equality debate has shifted...
