by Alex Greenwich | Aug 23, 2011 | AME media releases, News
In an Australian first, marriage equality advocates have met Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, to put their case for reform. At Parliament House this evening the Prime Minister met a range of advocates for reform to hear their views and to answer their questions about...
by John | Aug 22, 2011 | AME media releases, News
Equality advocates urge Labor to remove discriminatory policy against same s-x marriages before conscience vote is considered. Australia’s marriage equality advocates want the Labor Party’s National Conference to overturn the party’s current...
by Alex Greenwich | Aug 22, 2011 | Australian news, News
Labor’s factional leaders are poised to strike a deal to declare the vexed issue of same-sex marriage a conscience vote in order to defuse a potential brawl on the floor of December’s national conference. They fear a divisive debate on the issue would...
by John | Aug 22, 2011 | Australian news, News
LABOR’S factional leaders are poised to strike a deal to declare the vexed issue of same-sex marriage a conscience vote in order to defuse a potential brawl on the floor of December’s national conference. They fear a divisive debate on the issue would...
by Alex Greenwich | Aug 7, 2011 | Australian commentary
Tensions are simmering in the rocky civil union between Julia Gillard and Bob Brown. The two principle irritants in the relationship are Tasmanian forests and gay marriage. The Prime Minister is due in Tasmania this weekend where she will be confronted on both issues....