by Alex Greenwich | Aug 2, 2011 | Australian commentary
It’s been a bit of a Bizzaro World in Australian federal politics in recent weeks. First we had the opposition saying they were concerned about the human rights of vulnerable people who will be expelled to Malaysia under the asylum seeker people-swap...
by Alex Greenwich | Jul 7, 2011 | Australian news, News
Federal parliamentarians should have a conscience vote on gay marriage rather than deciding along party lines, Australian Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says. Senator Hanson-Young said Prime Minster Julia Gillard and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott were out of step...
by Alex Greenwich | May 30, 2011 | Australian news, News
The Labor Party’s Left faction resolved yesterday to push for significant reforms in the party’s rules and procedures at the ALP national conference scheduled for December. The meeting of the national Left in Canberra yesterday also reaffirmed that the...
by Alex Greenwich | May 7, 2011 | Australian commentary
In this editorial, the Age supports marriage equality and argues for a conscience vote: Federal Labor is agonising over a bill that would end ministerial vetoes of laws passed by the territories. The democratic case is clear: governments elected by voters in the...
by John | Mar 10, 2011 | Australian news, News
Greens MLC Tammy Franks’ private members bill for same sex marriage was again debated in state parliament with the Liberals now coming out in objection to a conscience vote. Ms Franks said the Opposition were trying to find an easy way out to avoid debating the issue...
