by John | Oct 27, 2011 | Australian commentary
Marriage equality supporters need to reject the proposed conscience vote to amend the Marriage Act. At first glance, a conscience vote might look appealing. After all, shouldn’t politicians be put on the spot? Shouldn’t they be made to show whether or not they support...
by John | Oct 23, 2011 | Australian news, News
MELBOURNE: Marriage equality lobby group Equal Love is holding a ‘speak out’ as its final Melbourne gathering before travelling to Sydney to rally at the ALP national conference in December. The speak out takes place on Wednesday, November 16 from 12.30 to 3.30pm at...
by John | Sep 14, 2011 | Australian commentary
James Newburrie is an openly gay IT security specialist who lives in Mount Isa. He organised Sunday’s gay rights rally outside Federal Member for Kennedy Bob Katter’s electorate office on Sunday. I know that I will never change Mr Katter’s mind. So you may...
by John | Sep 12, 2011 | Australian news, News
The first gay rights rally in support of same sex marriage was held recently near the office of independent Member of Parliament Bob Katter. Around 70 people held post at Simpson Street, in Mount Isa, Queensland, holding placards with the words “break tradition...
by John | Sep 8, 2011 | Australian commentary
In the good old days of Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen, it was not unusual for the civil authorities in Queensland to take a creative approach to public order-and-law enforcement, in the process sometimes overstepping the boundaries of proper conduct. In Mount Isa, dominated...
