by John | Jun 28, 2012 | Australian news, News
A motion calling on federal Nationals MPs to be given a conscience vote on same sex marriage has been narrowly defeated at the party’s NSW conference. Federal leader Warren Truss argued such a move would breach a coalition promise to oppose gay marriage made...
by John | Jun 26, 2012 | Australian news, News
POLITICIANS in the West have voiced their views on same-sex marriage as bills to legalise the unions go before parliament. Two separate bills to legalise same-sex marriage have entered into Federal Parliament, while one bill will also be debated in Victorian...
by John | Jun 26, 2012 | Australian news, News
Tasmania’s Rainbow Labor wants State and Federal MPs to vote for same-sex marriage. Rainbow Labor convenor Robbie Moore says the overwhelming majority of the Tasmanian Labor Party supports same-sex marriage. He says he will move a motion at the state conference...
by John | Jun 26, 2012 | Australian news, News
AS an Anglican priest and a professor of sociology at Monash University, Gary Bouma is uniquely placed to comment on the issue of marriage equality. Professor Bouma last week weighed into the debate and told the Weekly that he was an advocate of same-sex marriage. He...
by John | Jun 26, 2012 | Australian news, News
THE pressure on Tony Abbott to allow his partyroom a conscience vote on same-sex marriage has intensified after two Liberal senators spoke out in support of changing the Marriage Act and a right to have their say in parliament. Frontbencher Simon Birmingham and...
by John | Jun 25, 2012 | Australian news, News
Two Liberal senators have broken ranks to join Labor and the Green members of a senate committee in recommending federal parliament pass legislation to legalise same-sex marriage. Labor senator Trish Crossin on Monday tabled the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs...
