by John | May 20, 2012 | Australian news, News
A poll indicating most Liberal voters support a conscience vote on same-sex marriage is reason enough for Tony Abbott to allow one, advocates say. The Galaxy poll, published in the Sunday Herald Sun, found 77 per cent of Coalition voters support a conscience vote on...
by John | May 14, 2012 | Australian news, News, World news
ARGENTINA’S President Cristina Kirchner will write to Prime Minister Julia Gillard to encourage her to support same-sex marriage, after an Australian pair became the first foreign same-sex couple to marry in the South American country. Prominent same-sex...
by John | May 3, 2012 | Australian news, News
Australian Christian Lobby chief of staff Lyle Shelton has taken to Twitter to attack the upcoming wedding of Australian Marriage Equality (AME) national convenor Alex Greenwich (pictured), labelling it a political stunt. Shelton tweeted, “Alex Greenwich not at Senate...
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 | AME media releases, News
Australian Marriage Equality has welcomed support for marriage equality from Christine Forster, who is the sister of Opposition leader, Tony Abbott. Ms Forster spoke about her support in the context of her same-sex relationship with Virginia Edwards to the Australian...