Protesters target Gillard in Melbourne

More than 100 protesters are targeting a Melbourne function attended by Prime Minister Julia Gillard, condemning the government’s stance on same-sex marriage and asylum seekers. Carl Katter, the gay half-brother of federal independent MP Bob Katter, has...

Time for gay rights rethink: priest

ATTENDEES at Sunday’s gay rights rally have gained support from an unlikely source with Good Shepherd Catholic Parish priest Father Mick Lowcock saying he supports the right of gay people to have their relationships formally recognised by Australian law....

Newburrie: Yes, there was a point to the rally

James Newburrie is an openly gay IT security specialist who lives in Mount Isa. He organised Sunday’s gay rights rally outside Federal Member for Kennedy Bob Katter’s electorate office on Sunday. I know that I will never change Mr Katter’s mind. So you may...

Katter urged to ‘walk backwards to Bourke’

Gay activists are calling on the Federal Member for Kennedy, Bob Katter, to ackowledge there is a homosexual community in his electorate. More than 70 protesters gathered outside Mr Katter’s Mount Isa office in remote north-west Queensland at the weekend, in...