by John | Feb 13, 2012 | AME media releases, News
Advocates have called on federal MPs to reflect community values and support marriage equality following a poll which shows an exemption for churches from same-sex marriage legislation will increase support for the reform. A poll released today by Galaxy Research...
by John | Jan 30, 2012 | Australian news, News
Media release – Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays 30 January 2012 “Mr. Abbott, please allow my gay son/lesbian daughter the right to marriage equality”. A new TV advert that airs from today features real Australian families are calling on Mr. Abbott...
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 6, 2011 | Australian news, News
LABOR’S official support for gay marriage will cost it the next election, predicts the Australian Christian Lobby, which vowed yesterday to work hard to make sure it happens. The lobby group will turn to the Coalition to try to ensure it stays committed to its...
by John | Dec 5, 2011 | Australian commentary
Now that the ALP is allowing members a conscience vote on same-sex marriage, it’s time for the Coalition to do the same. A new poll shows that most Coalition voters would support it, writes Alex Greenwich A new Galaxy poll has shown 80 per cent of Australians...