by Carol Burger | Jul 27, 2013 | AME Talks, Australian commentary, Australian Greens, Australian news, Supporters of Equality
Greens MLC Lynn MacLaren welcomed today’s findings from a NSW parliamentary inquiry saying that same-sex marriage in Western Australia is one step closer. The results concluded that the NSW Parliament has the power to legislate on the subject of marriage, including...
by Carol Burger | Jul 27, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news
NSW LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL COMMITTEE CONFIDENT OF STATE’S ABILITY TO LEGISLATE FOR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE. ADVOCATES ASSERT, IN THE ABSENCE OF FEDERAL MOVEMENT, STATE LEGISLATORS HAVE RESPONSIBILITY TO ACT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THEIR CITIZENS. Canberra’s marriage equality...
by Carol Burger | Jul 25, 2013 | AME Talks, Australian commentary, Australian news
A Labor backbencher’s bid to legalise gay marriage in South Australia has been defeated in the state’s lower house. Susan Close’s bill was defeated on Thursday after Liberal MPs opposed it on party lines, while Labor members were given a conscience...
by Carol Burger | Jul 25, 2013 | AME Talks, Australian commentary
A push to legalise same-sex marriage in South Australia has failed after MPs voted against legislation in State Parliament. Labor backbencher Susan Close’s Same Sex Marriage Bill 2013 was defeated on the strength of voices in the Lower House and no division was...
by Carol Burger | Jul 25, 2013 | AME Talks, Australian commentary
A bill to legalise same-sex marriage in South Australia will be sabotaged by the state’s Labor government in an attempt to wedge the Liberal Party, gay rights advocates say. The government will force the bill to a vote today despite it not having the numbers to...
by Jen | Jul 20, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
We are so busy making sure there is milk in the fridge, the dog doesn’t eat the mini-vac and the kids can spell homogenous that we don’t tend to think about history. It is one of those things, like aeronautics, we are happy to leave to other people. But every now and...
