by John | Dec 2, 2011 | Australian commentary
There is an iconic piece of 1960s TV footage from the civil rights movement in America, where a burley police officer raises his baton threateningly over the head of an anti-segregation campaigner in Selma, Alabama, when the protester looks the cop right in the eyes...
by John | Dec 2, 2011 | Australian news, News
NSW Labor leader John Robertson thrown his support behind same-sex marriage, saying it is a personal issue for him because his son is gay. Mr Robertson will address the ALP national conference on Saturday, when the debate on same-sex marriage is set to...
by John | Dec 2, 2011 | Australian news, News
Julia Gillard has ordered the Right faction to stop squabbling and let delegates vote as they wish on proposed changes to Labor’s policy platform concerning gay marriage. Ms Gillard’s intervention ensures that Labor’s platform will be changed to...
by John | Dec 2, 2011 | Australian commentary
The National Union of Workers is holding firm to its decision to back the ALP National Left to avoid the prime minister’s conscience vote on gay marriage, despite suggestions from the party’s Right that they had “binded” on the issue. A senior NUW source at the...
by John | Dec 2, 2011 | AME media releases, News
GetUp and Australian Marriage Equality have today presented a massive pro-marriage equality petition of over 140,000 signatures to the Labor Party National Conference. “This petition confirms what polls already show – Australians say “I Do” to marriage equality,”...
