by John | Jul 21, 2012 | Australian news, News
Questions have been submitted over the past few weeks for Gillard to answer during a PM Hangout session, hosted by Fairfax. The nation was then invited to vote on which questions should be top of the pile. Among the most voted is a question about heterosexual...
by John | Jul 21, 2012 | Australian news, News
HUNDREDS of same-sex couples will descend on Toowoomba next week to rally for equality. The Love is Worth Fighting For Rally has been organised by Toowoomba’s Emma Bust to spread the message that “love is about love, not gender”. It will be held at...
by John | Jul 20, 2012 | Australian news, News, World news
THE gay marriage debate has taken an interesting twist with outgoing Liberal councillor Shayne Mallard set to marry his Danish partner of more than 10 years in a Lutheran Church in Copenhagen next year. Cr Mallard has been at odds with much of his own party for years...
by John | Jul 19, 2012 | Australian news, News
UPDATE: THE WINNERS ARE…. Meet the Australians from vastly different walks of life who have led the popular poll on OurSay to hangout with Prime Minister Julia Gillard and put their questions to her directly. Shane Bazzi, 25, is a journalism masters student and...
by John | Jul 18, 2012 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News, World news
From the ABC’s Big Ideas website: *** Marriage Equality: The International Experience Highlights: watch now Entire Talk: watch now – listen to audio [49.05 Mb] – download video (mp4) [255.84 Mb] You may have already seen our excellent IQ2 debate –...
by John | Jul 15, 2012 | Australian news, News
THEY say they are not against homosexuals. Nor are they bigots, or religious zealots or people hankering after a bygone era. What they are against is same-sex marriage. In an often vitriolic debate now intensifying in Australia, some say their point of view has been...
