by John | Aug 6, 2012 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
TWO Labor backbenchers have said the federal government should mount a constitutional challenge if the Tasmanian Parliament passes a law allowing gay marriage, while Julia Gillard dodged the question. New South Wales Labor MP John Murphy said he thought ”we...
by John | Aug 6, 2012 | Australian news, News
THE Prime Minister is again under pressure on the issue of gay marriage as the Labor Premier of Tasmania, Lara Giddings, said she would face down any constitutional challenge of proposed legislation for same-sex marriage in her state. The proposed Tasmanian...
by Alex Greenwich | Jul 23, 2012 | Australian commentary
This article was recently published on the Menzies House website. Recently the NSW Upper House passed a motion calling on the federal government to amend the Marriage Act to allow same-sex couples to marry. It passed with the support of seven Coalition MPs, who were a...
by Alex Greenwich | Jul 22, 2012 | Australian news, News
Gay marriage advocates claim Kevin Rudd pledged to ”fix” the issue and told them Julia Gillard had previously supported it when she was a member of his cabinet. Former Australian Medical Association boss Kerryn Phelps, her partner Jackie Stricker and...
by Alex Greenwich | Jul 22, 2012 | Australian news, News
Suicide prevention, obesity, gay marriage and the meaning of happiness were just a handful of issues the Prime Minister was quizzed on in a virtual chatroom this morning. At 11am Julia Gillard took part in a Google+ hangout, an experiment in online democracy and a...
