by Carol Burger | Jul 25, 2013 | AME Talks, Australian commentary, Australian news
A Labor backbencher’s bid to legalise gay marriage in South Australia has been defeated in the state’s lower house. Susan Close’s bill was defeated on Thursday after Liberal MPs opposed it on party lines, while Labor members were given a conscience...
by Carol Burger | Jul 25, 2013 | AME Talks, Australian commentary
A bill to legalise same-sex marriage in South Australia will be sabotaged by the state’s Labor government in an attempt to wedge the Liberal Party, gay rights advocates say. The government will force the bill to a vote today despite it not having the numbers to...
by Carol Burger | Jul 24, 2013 | AME Talks, Australian news
A vote on same-sex marriage is likely in Parliament’s Lower House tomorrow but the instigator of the legislation is not confident it will gain the approval of enough MPs. Even if the Same Sex Marriage Bill 2013, introduced by Labor backbencher Susan Close, is...
by Alex Greenwich | Jul 16, 2013 | AME media releases, News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
According to Australian marriage equality advocates, the House of Lords support for marriage equality leaves Australian politicians with no excuses for not supporting the reform. Overnight, the House of Lords voted in favour of UK government legislation allowing...
by Carol Burger | Jul 12, 2013 | AME Talks, Australian commentary, Australian news
When Liberal election candidate John Church told a Newcastle forum on Wednesday night that his Christian faith put him at odds with same-sex marriage, Fredric Holten almost fell out of his chair. Only three months earlier, Mr Holten got a personal letter from Mr...
