by John | Dec 8, 2011 | Australian news, News
FEDERAL Opposition leader and Warringah MP Tony Abbott would be “denying natural justice” if he did not allow a conscience vote on marriage equality, the proud father of a gay son and Cremorne resident said. Geoff Thomas, a former Vietnam veteran who is fighting for...
by John | Dec 8, 2011 | Australian news, News
Hills MP’s have condemned the Labor Party over its decision to reverse its position on marriage. Last weekend the Labor Party changed its policy and now supports ammendments to the Marriage Act to allow same sex marriage. To email your MP and Senators, click...
by John | Dec 7, 2011 | Overseas commentary
WITH emotions running high across the political spectrum, Australia’s ruling Labor Party decided on December 3rd to drop its policy banning gay marriage. A day later, the party’s policy-making national conference in Sydney ditched another long-running ban, this time...
by John | Dec 7, 2011 | Australian news, News
EASTERN suburbs politicians from both major parties have voiced support for a conscience vote on same-sex marriage. Wentworth Liberal MP Malcolm Turnbull said he supports a free vote on gay marriage, telling the ABC yesterday he had raised the matter privately with...
by John | Dec 6, 2011 | Australian news, News
BOTH federal Blacktown Labor MPs will vote against same-sex marriage next year. After the ALP national conference voted to amend the Marriage Act to supportgay marriage on the weekend, Chifley MP Ed Husic and Greenway MP Michelle Rowland told the Advocate they...
