by John | May 18, 2012 | Australian news, News
The exchange between Penny Wong and Joe Hockey on Q&A this week about gay parents is only about two and half minutes long. Prompted by an audience question about why the shadow treasurer thinks he and his wife make better parents than the Finance Minister and her...
by John | May 18, 2012 | Australian news, News
Doctors and medical students are being urged to sign an online petition to support marriage equality following outrage over the group of doctors who signed a letter opposing gay marriage on health grounds. The petition, started by Dr Amanda Villis, a GP from WA, has...
by John | May 18, 2012 | Australian news, News
A HIGHLY charged exchange between Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey and Finance Minister Penny Wong on the ABC’s Q & A program on Mondaybrought the issue of gay marriage to the fore again. On the program, the North Sydney Federal MP reiterated his position as remaining...
by John | May 18, 2012 | Australian news, Events, News
ADVOCATES for same-sex and traditional marriage made their contrasting voices heard at the University of Tasmania last night, as the state’s debate over the right to marry heated up. The FamilyVoice Australia Excellent Marriage seminar hosted hundreds at the...
by Alex Greenwich | May 17, 2012 | Australian news, News
The chief executive of retailing giant David Jones, Paul Zahra, has urged federal MPs to back legal changes that would recognise same-sex unions. “I think the current ban on same-sex marriage is sending a message that it’s OK to treat gay people differently,” Mr Zahra...
by John | May 16, 2012 | Australian news, News, World news
Marriage equality advocates have praised US President Barack Obama for taking his support for marriage equality further by telling the US daytime television show, The View (broadcast in Australia today), that civil unions are “not sufficient” (Report...
