by John | Dec 4, 2011 | Australian commentary
ALL you need is love. That, and for Tony Abbott and his mates to say it’s OK. This weekend, the ALP finally agreed to change their party platform on whether or not a bloke should be allowed to marry a bloke. It’s alarming that it’s 2011 and...
by John | Dec 4, 2011 | Australian news, News
IN THE six years since becoming engaged, Michele and Lisa Saffery have held onto a dream that one day they could marry legally in Australia. Yesterday the women from Wagga Wagga and their two children, Gemma, 6, and Jordae, 5, helped carry a huge rainbow-coloured flag...
by John | Dec 4, 2011 | Australian news, News
MICHELLE LANCEY waved a photo of her two sons at a wedding. Why should she have only one photo of a son getting married, she asked her fellow delegates at the Labor Party national conference yesterday. Why couldn’t she have a picture of her gay son getting...
by John | Dec 3, 2011 | Australian news, News
Same-sex marriage advocates have called on federal coalition leader Tony Abbott to allow his MPs a conscience vote on the issue, after the Labor party passed major reforms at its national conference. As Mr Abbott’s office told AAP that he would not be commenting...
by John | Dec 3, 2011 | Australian news, News
Same-sex marriage advocates have federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott in their sights after the ALP took the historic decision to change the definition of marriage. At its national conference on Saturday, the party voted 208 to 184 in favour of a motion by Prime...
