by Jen | Dec 15, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek will seek to enlist the Communications Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, in Federal Parliament as a co-sponsor to legalise gay marriage. In a move designed to put pressure on the Coalition government over the issue, Ms Plibersek says...
by Jen | Dec 14, 2013 | Australian news, News
‘At the end of the day, we got married’: Shar and Tanya McKinlay. Photo: Rohan Thompson They wore white dresses, their fathers walked them down the aisle and last Saturday in Canberra, Tanya and Shar McKinlay said “I do”. But after being...
by Jen | Dec 14, 2013 | Australian news, News
ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher, Dr Ian Watt, Secretary of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Prime Minister Tony Abbott and NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell, during the COAG meeting. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen Gay couples who wed in Canberra at the weekend knew they ran...
by Carol Burger | Dec 13, 2013 | Australian news, News
Supporters of same-sex marriage law reform say they are dismayed and disappointed by a High Court decision which struck down the ACT legislation, but the issue appears certain to live on. Hours after the High Court unanimously ruled that the ACT’s Marriage...
by Jen | Dec 13, 2013 | Australian news, News
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell, left, said he hoped the federal parliament would vote on laws to establish same-sex marriage in the first term of Tony Abbott’s government. Four state Liberal premiers have urged the federal parliament to address same-sex marriage...
by Jen | Dec 13, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Marriage Equality director Ivan Hinton and Chris Teoh display their marriage certificate in Canberra. It is deeply disappointing that the Australian Capital Territory’s Marriage Equality Act has been struck down, but don’t let that dark cloud obscure some...
