by John | May 10, 2012 | Australian news, News
Prime Minister Julia Gillard remains opposed to gay marriage despite US President Barack Obama’s change of heart on the issue. Mr Obama, who faces an election in November in a religiously conservative nation, is the first sitting US president to endorse same-sex...
by John | Apr 24, 2012 | Australian news, News
FORMER Greens leader Bob Brown will use a farewell dinner with Julia Gillard at The Lodge to lobby her on the need to legislate for same-sex marriage. The veteran parliamentarian, who announced earlier this month he would step down as party leader and leave the...
by John | Apr 11, 2012 | Australian news, News
LANA Callus believes that it’s time for change. The Truganina resident was part of a mass same-sex wedding on ABC TV’s Adam Hills in Gordon Street Tonight and dreams of one day being able to legally marry her girlfriend, Marty Ghiller. Ms Callus has...
by John | Mar 31, 2012 | Australian commentary
When Alex Greenwich met Julia Gillard over dinner to discuss same-sex marriage, he knew they were on the same side. So why won’t Labor pass a law that will give them a much needed boost? When I sat down with the Prime Minister for dinner last month with three...
by John | Feb 26, 2012 | AME media releases, News
Below is a list of petitions currently running around Australia. If you don’t know your electorate, click here. To start a petition for your own electorate (not already listed), click here. For assistance with wording the petition to comply with parliamentary...