by Alex Greenwich | Aug 14, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian Greens, Australian news, Labor Party, News, Politicians, Supporters of Equality, Where do the parties stand, Who supports equality
Greens deputy leader Adam Bandt has accused Labor of being “divided” on gay marriage, as his party and the ALP fight for progressive voters on the signature issue in his marginal seat of Melbourne. Kevin Rudd’s pledge to deliver marriage equality in...
by Jen | Jun 30, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Advocates of same-sex marriage say Kevin Rudd’s return as prime minister will increase pressure on Opposition Leader Tony Abbott to allow a conscience vote on the issue, regardless of who wins the election this year. Mr Rudd’s 57-45 vote victory over Julia...
by Jen | Jun 21, 2013 | Australian commentary
GLOBE’s 2013 Federal Election ‘Meet’ Series In the lead up to the 2013 Federal Election, GLOBE members and friends will get the chance to come face to face with federal members of parliament from all of the major parties. On the night, guests will hear from the...
by Jen | Jun 7, 2013 | Australian commentary
Lobbying and the election Last week I spent two days in parliament house with national PFLAG spokesperson, Shelley Argent, and AME deputy director, Ivan Hinton, intensively lobbying federal members. We found support for a Coalition conscience vote is rapidly...
by Jen | Jun 3, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News, World news
YOU might think it’s been a good year for the gays; rainbows, marriage and a bunch of legislation that’s changing the way we view homosexuality and equal rights. Last month, France joined the likes of New Zealand, Belgium, Spain and Canada to become the...
