by John | Apr 23, 2012 | Australian news, News
More than 177,000 Australians have expressed support for marriage equality in the House of Representatives survey conducted by the Social Policy and Legal Affairs Committee. Final results were published today showing 64 percent of the 276,437 respondents expressed...
by John | Apr 23, 2012 | Australian news, News
MORE than half of 200,000 responses to an inquiry have backed same-sex marriages, but even more say celebrants should not perform such ceremonies. While 58.1 per cent backed the move, 79.4 per cent of respondents said authorised celebrants should not be obliged to...
by John | Apr 22, 2012 | Australian news, News
IN WHAT some might see as a reversal of type, talkback radio host Neil Mitchell is joining gay community station Joy 94.9 for a joint live broadcast to tackle teen suicide and mental health issues. Generally, talkback radio hosts are seen as tub-thumping homophobes....
by John | Apr 21, 2012 | Australian news, News
Over 120,000 people have voted in favour of legalising gay marriage in Australia, as part of the House of Representatives inquiry. From the 218,048 people who were surveyed, 58 per cent of people wanted same-sex marriage legalised. Continue...
by John | Apr 21, 2012 | Australian news, News
Over 125,000 Australians have supported marriage equality in a survey conducted by the House of Representatives’ Social Policy and Legal Affairs committee. Final results are expected to be published on Monday, but today’s count suggests 58.1% of the218,048 respondants...
by John | Apr 20, 2012 | Australian news, News
The House of Representatives public hearing on same-sex marriage, held at NSW Parliament on April 12, saw the largest non-Christian religious faith in Australia come out in support of marriage equality. The Federation of Australian Buddhist Councils (FABC),...
