by John | Dec 27, 2011 | Australian news, News
SAME-SEX marriage activists say the “pink dollar” spent on weddings would be worth $742 million a year to the nation’s economy and they will use this financial bonus to aggressively lobby the Coalition to allow a conscience vote on the issue....
by John | Dec 22, 2011 | Australian news, News
The Liberal member for Wentworth, Malcolm Turnbull, will vote in line with his Coalition colleagues against the legalisation of same-sex marriage. Mr Turnbull told The Age that he would “vote in accordance with the collective decision of the shadow cabinet”....
by John | Dec 22, 2011 | News, Overseas commentary, World news
When the Columbia Library closed each night at ten, it was the custom of John Spofford Morgan, who was studying for a master’s in international affairs, to hop on the subway and head downtown to the New Verdi on West 72nd. Back then, there were two kinds of bars for...
by Alex Greenwich | Dec 22, 2011 | AME media releases, News
Marriage equality advocates and mental health experts have welcomed a statement supporting marriage equality for same-sex couples from the Australian Psychological Society which represents over 20,000 Australian psychologists. The statement, issued today, endorses a...
by John | Dec 20, 2011 | Australian news, News
Queensland’s same-sex civil union laws are in jeopardy, with an independent MP intent on having the laws repealed even if ceremonies for gay couples have gone ahead. Independent Queensland MP Rob Messenger on Tuesday announced he would put forward a private...
by John | Dec 20, 2011 | Australian news, News
THEY are the issues that grabbed the nation the ones news.com.au readers cared about most this year. Part one looked at the issue of live exports, and part two revisited that weird craze of planking. Now for the latest in our ongoing “Care Factor” series we tackle...
