by Alex Greenwich | Apr 8, 2012 | Australian news, News
Opposition leader Tony Abbott remains defiant in his stance against gay marriage despite his sister coming out as a lesbian. Mr Abbott’s sister, Christine Forster, 47, has revealed she is in a relationship with partner Virginia Edwards. “I have decided to...
by Alex Greenwich | Apr 8, 2012 | Australian news, News
Same-sex marriage advocates hope the Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, will change his stance now that his sister Christine has come out as a lesbian and equal rights campaigner. Christine Forster, one of three Abbott sisters, posed for photographs with her partner...
by Alex Greenwich | Apr 7, 2012 | Australian news, News
Voters know that Tony Abbott opposes gay marriage but what he hasn’t been able to share with the electorate until now is the compassion and support he’s shown towards his sister, Christine Forster, since she has come out as a gay woman. The siblings are...
by John | Apr 5, 2012 | Australian news, News
Australia’s largest union, the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association (SDA), has used the Senate inquiry into same-sex marriage to claim that same-sex couples face no discrimination in Australia. The SDA has more than 210,000 members — including in the...
by John | Apr 5, 2012 | Australian news, News
SOUTH Australians are leading the way in support for gay marriage, a national survey shows. Presenting the latest Australia SCAN survey results yesterday, social commentator and market researcher David Chalke said the rapid rise in acceptance of gay marriage across...
by John | Apr 5, 2012 | Australian news, News
The Australian Christian Lobby fears legalising gay marriage could lead to polygamists also venturing down the aisle. In its submission to a Senate inquiry on marriage equality lobby spokesman Jim Wallace says married, biological parents provide the ideal environment...
