by John | Feb 5, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, Our Say, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions
“What if a [gay] child never had to ‘come out’,” Heywire winner Lochsley Wilson pondered. “What if there were no preconceived ideas of who they are without having to give themselves a label.” The young Tasmanian from Launceston is...
by John | Jan 14, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, Australian resources, Our Say
ALL citizens should have the same rights and obligations in society. As such, gay couples should have the same right to marry under the Marriage Act. Given that the moral and social-rights arguments don’t seem to be getting us to this point, let’s try an...
by Alex Greenwich | Mar 3, 2011 | Our Say
In the wake of the federal election, representatives of AME made regular visits to Parliament House in Canberra seeking the views of our federal representatives on marriage equality. It was a very different lobbying atmosphere from the one I was familiar with. Up...
by Alex Greenwich | Dec 16, 2010 | Our Say
AME has put together a list of all those federal politicians who have publicly stated their support for marriage equality, together with their key statement on the issue. They include the following comment by NSW Senator and ALP right-faction leader, Mark Arbib, which...
