by Alex Greenwich | May 26, 2011 | Australian news, News
Labor supporters of same-sex marriage have returned fire at conservative forces within the party, accusing a powerful right wing union of childish,”breathtaking hypocrisy” by derailing a party debate on the issue. After a vote on gay marriage at the...
by Alex Greenwich | May 26, 2011 | Australian news, News
Voting has started in the Gay & Lesbian, Outrageous, Ridiculous & Ignorant comment Awards (GLORIAs), organised by NSW Labor MLC Penny Sharpe. Prime Minister Julia Gillard is in the running to take out the same award won by federal Opposition leader Tony Abbott...
by Alex Greenwich | May 22, 2011 | Australian news, News
A divisive debate that would have condemned Julia Gillard’s stance on gay marriage was yesterday derailed at Labor’s state conference due to a low turnout. Only hours earlier the Prime Minister had urged the party faithful to unite and show courage in the...
by Alex Greenwich | May 20, 2011 | Take Action, Uncategorized
Opponents of marriage equality have presented the the Prime Minister with 32,297 letters linking marriage equality to: “Higher rates of physical and mental health problems, child abuse, criminality, drug abuse… devastating consequences for children and for...
by Alex Greenwich | May 15, 2011 | AME media releases, News
Marriage equality advocates have called on Prime Minister, Julia Gillard’s de facto partner, Tim Mathieson, to support the right of same-sex couples to marry, following revelations Mr Mathieson would like to marry Ms Gillard. Australian Marriage Equality...