by Jen | Aug 28, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Tony Abbott knows his party won’t fight him for a conscience vote on marriage equality. That’s why he says he’ll let the party room decide – something John Howard never did, writes Kevin Boreham Tony Abbott should tell us before the election...
by Jen | Aug 28, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
20 issues in 20 days continued today with a focus on marriage equality. In the first leaders debate Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced that he would introduce a marriage-equality bill within 100 days if Labor were re-elected. The party followed this with a social...
by Jen | Aug 27, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Julie Bishop won’t be drawn on whether she will support marriage equality. A lobby group says it will highlight the issue in Ms Bishop’s Curtin electorate next weekend by distributing 40,000 flyers. Australian Marriage Equality says its polling shows “very high levels...
by Jen | Aug 27, 2013 | Australian news, News
THE Liberal National Party candidate who wants to unseat Kevin Rudd as the member for Griffith has declared he will argue strongly for marriage equality inside the Coalition partyroom if he is elected. Bill Glasson said unlike the Prime Minister, he didn’t wake...
by Jen | Aug 26, 2013 | AME media releases, Australian commentary, News
Advocates have welcomed reports that the Katter and Palmer United parties both allow a conscience vote on marriage equality, saying it increases pressure on the Coalition to do the same. Australian Marriage Equality, national director, Rodney Croome, said...
