by John | May 12, 2012 | AME media releases, Events, News
Dear Tasmanian supporter of marriage equality, AME is convening a vigil for equality at the University of Tasmania on May 17th. The vigil coincides with a national forum extolling the virtues of marriage as the union of a man and a woman. The national forum, called...
by John | Jan 22, 2012 | Australian news, News
Long-form debate is disappearing in the era of the soundbite, the highlights package and the Q and A. So this old-school event, organised by the University of Western Sydney, is a welcome change. Applause, too, for Guy Barnett, the former Liberal senator for Tasmania,...
by John | Mar 29, 2011 | Australian news, News
Three delegations travelled to Canberra to discuss the issue of same-sex marriage last week, holding meetings which advocates say were received with an “open door” by MPs on both sides of parliament. Representatives from lobby group Australian Marriage Equality,...
by Alex Greenwich | Mar 24, 2011 | Australian news, News
The GLBT community is being urged to make their voices heard after a petition against same-sex marriage containing more than 16,000 signatures was tabled in the Senate. Tasmanian Liberal Senator Guy Barnett today tabled 16,506 petitions in support of marriage as...
by Alex Greenwich | Feb 23, 2011 | Australian news, News
Liberal senator Guy Barnett and the Australian Christian Lobby have urged the Federal Government to rule out allowing same-sex couples to marry. The Australian Human Rights Commission told a Senate estimates hearing yesterday that it broadly supported gay marriage....
