by Jen | Apr 25, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
LABOR’S gay group – Rainbow Labor – will launch a national campaign to promote pro-gay-marriage MPs and senators and lobby for those who are willing to vote in favour of same-sex marriage in a bid to make the issue a key election theme. The strategy...
by John | Dec 4, 2012 | Australian news, News
WA Labor senator Louise Pratt has opened up about life with her transgender partner, Aram Hosie, saying there is nothing unusual about their relationship – it’s “just two people who happen to be in love”. “For us, it’s not about...
by John | Nov 14, 2012 | Australian commentary
ALP Senator Louise Pratt’s impassioned speech reminds us that watching parliamentary debates on marriage equality reform is an exercise in emotional and intellectual labour. From awe to anger, whether good or bad, the political rhetoric is intensely affective....
by John | Sep 19, 2012 | Australian news, News
BOTH Houses of Parliament are set to defeat attempts to legalise gay marriage this week but advocates, including the cabinet minister Penny Wong, believe it is only a matter of time before Parliament catches up with the majority of public opinion. The Senate is due to...
by John | Sep 17, 2012 | Australian news, News
LABOR Senator Louise Pratt has made an emotional plea to her fellow Senators to back a bill to enable gay marriage to prevent people, including herself, from continued discrimination. The West Australian Senator’s partner was born female but has changed gender....
