by John | Apr 17, 2012 | Australian news, News
Same sex marriage, personal integrity and even burning the Australian flag were among the hot topics as Opposition Leader Tony Abbott faced questions from eastern Melbourne residents. Hundreds of people, mostly elderly, filled a forum at Wantirna on Tuesday, with...
by John | Apr 17, 2012 | Australian news, News
MARRIAGE equality is not usually a laughing matter but Kyran Wheatley hopes the broad appeal of comedy will convince more people to take up the fight. The Surry Hills-based radio host developed the idea for the web series Sparks last year after attending a marriage...
by John | Apr 17, 2012 | Australian news, News
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott faced some angry marriage equality protesters in Melbourne on Sunday. Abbott was caught up in the stand-off as he was dining at the University Cafe in Lygon St with The Australian’s foreign editor Greg Sheridan. Equal Love convenor...
by John | Apr 16, 2012 | Australian news, News
THE president of the NSW upper house, Liberal MP Don Harwin, says civil unions are a poor substitute for full marriage equality. Mr Harwin said excluding gay couples from the institution of marriage was discrimination that must end. “(It’s) a powerful and...
by John | Apr 16, 2012 | Australian news, News
The Australian Press Council today published the following adjudication in relation to an Op-ed piece by Margaret Court earlier this year. This adjudication was published in the Herald Sun newspaper, and Court’s original op-ed can be read here. — THE...
by John | Apr 16, 2012 | Australian news, News
MORE than 75,000 submissions have been made to a Senate inquiry into marriage equality, with the majority backing same-sex marriage. Tasmanian Labor Senator Carol Brown said the response showed a mood for change. Continue reading…
