by John | May 20, 2012 | Australian news, News
THE public has had its say, but the gay-marriage issue may prove divisive for a party that can’t seem to make its mind up. Tony Abbott is defying sections of his own front bench and the vast majority of voters in refusing a conscience vote on gay marriage....
by John | May 20, 2012 | Australian news, News
NATALIE Egan never thought about getting married then she met Veronica Fowler. Yesterday, four years on from their first date in a Brunswick bar, the happy couple threw a baby shower for their son, who will be born in July. Continue reading…
by John | May 20, 2012 | Australian news, News
GAY marriage is backed by a majority of Australian voters, but Julia Gillard is unlikely to secure a poll bounce if she follows Barack Obama and embraces reform. According to a Galaxy poll commissioned exclusively for the Sunday Herald Sun, 50 per cent of voters...
by John | May 20, 2012 | Australian news, News
FORTY years ago South Australia began law reform to decriminalise homosexuality. Opponents at the time argued that marriage would be next on the equality agenda. They were right, though it took some years. In fact, it wasn’t really until former prime minister...
by John | May 19, 2012 | Australian news, News
IF NATIONAL moves to allow gay marriage fail, SA could once again lead the way in social reform, Catherine Hockley reports. It’s not a grand vision with a big meringue. For Adelaide teachers Kathryn Cherry and Kylie Harrison, their dream wedding is a small...
by John | May 19, 2012 | Australian news, News
ERIN and Danielle Mackenzie always knew they wanted to be together forever, and yesterday they made it official at a civil partnership ceremony outside the Maryborough Courthouse, in front of their closest friends and family. It had been a long wait for the...
