by John | May 26, 2012 | Australian news, News
A LEADING human rights lawyer has labelled an anti-gay marriage submission by a medical organisation as uninformed. Monash academic and human rights lawyer Paula Gerber has rejected claims by Doctors for the Family that marriage between a man and a woman “is the...
by John | May 20, 2012 | Australian news, News
NATALIE Egan never thought about getting married then she met Veronica Fowler. Yesterday, four years on from their first date in a Brunswick bar, the happy couple threw a baby shower for their son, who will be born in July. Continue reading…
by John | May 20, 2012 | Australian news, News
FORTY years ago South Australia began law reform to decriminalise homosexuality. Opponents at the time argued that marriage would be next on the equality agenda. They were right, though it took some years. In fact, it wasn’t really until former prime minister...
by John | May 18, 2012 | Australian news, News
The exchange between Penny Wong and Joe Hockey on Q&A this week about gay parents is only about two and half minutes long. Prompted by an audience question about why the shadow treasurer thinks he and his wife make better parents than the Finance Minister and her...
by John | May 18, 2012 | Australian commentary
We all need to thank Joe Hockey. His performance on the most recent episode of Q&A on ABC TV has demonstrated the moral and logical blackhole pulsing in the centre of “arguments” against gay marriage. With one simple, graceless and insulting attack on...
