by John | Sep 19, 2012 | Australian news, News
SENIOR federal Liberal Joe Hockey has called for a sensitive and measured parliamentary debate on same-sex marriage. Mr Hockey was responding to the comments of colleague Cory Bernardi who suggested legalising gay marriage would lead to demands for bestiality to also...
by John | May 31, 2012 | Australian news, News
The exchange between Penny Wong and Joe Hockey on Q&A this week about gay parents is only about two and half minutes long. Prompted by an audience question about why the shadow treasurer thinks he and his wife make better parents than the Finance Minister and her...
by John | May 26, 2012 | Australian commentary
Like many people, I was appalled by what Joe Hockey said on Monday night on ABC’s Q&A about same-sex marriage and parenting, so I wrote to him to express my concern. What struck me most about the events of the last five minutes of the show was how disappointed in...
by John | May 18, 2012 | Australian news, News
The exchange between Penny Wong and Joe Hockey on Q&A this week about gay parents is only about two and half minutes long. Prompted by an audience question about why the shadow treasurer thinks he and his wife make better parents than the Finance Minister and her...
by John | May 18, 2012 | Australian news, News
A HIGHLY charged exchange between Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey and Finance Minister Penny Wong on the ABC’s Q & A program on Mondaybrought the issue of gay marriage to the fore again. On the program, the North Sydney Federal MP reiterated his position as remaining...
