by John | Feb 2, 2013 | AME media releases, AME weblog, Australian news
“Advocates have hailed support from today’s federal Young Liberals Conference for a conscience vote on marriage equality, saying it increases pressure on Tony Abbott to allow Coalition MPs to vote according to their personal beliefs. At the Young Liberal...
by John | Oct 17, 2012 | Australian commentary
Recently “victory” was claimed by anti-marriage equality protagonists following defeats of amendments to the Marriage Act in the Federal and Tasmanian Parliaments. But at close examination everyday Australians could be forgiven for questioning what we call...
by John | Oct 17, 2012 | Australian commentary
We may never know how many Tasmanian politicians voted against same-sex marriage because they agree with the member for Apsley that ‘most Tasmanians are against it’. But the logic is worrying; governments need to act with prudence and discretion when...
by John | Oct 3, 2012 | Australian news, News
PREMIER Ted Baillieu has been accused of reneging on a pre-election pledge to give Liberal MPs a conscience vote on gay marriage in the Victorian Parliament. Mr Baillieu last week said he had no plans to follow in the footsteps of other states pushing to legislate for...
by John | Sep 27, 2012 | Australian news, News
A SAME-SEX marriage bill should pass NSW parliament after party leaders announced they will let members have a conscience vote, members of a cross-party working group say. The working group will soon draft a same-sex marriage bill for NSW, expecting similar...
