by John | Aug 31, 2011 | Australian news, News
SAME-SEX marriage is out, but civil unions could be in, says Higgins Liberal MP Kelly O’Dwyer. Ms O’Dwyer addressed Parliament on gay marriage last week, backing the Coalition’s position that marriage should be between a man and a woman, but said civil unions should...
by John | Aug 30, 2011 | Australian commentary
If Mohandas K Gandhi’s maxim that “first they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win” is true, last Wednesday’s MPs’ report-back on same-sex marriage showed that opposition on the issue among conservative MPs has reached the “fight you”...
by John | Aug 30, 2011 | Australian news, News
BALLARAT MP Catherine King says her opposition to same-sex marriage has been “fundamentally challenged” by consultation on the issue. Despite previously opposing a change to the Marriage Act, Ms King has told Parliament she has not as yet formed a view on the issue....
by John | Aug 29, 2011 | Australian commentary
The following article was written by AME Campaign Director, Rodney Croome AM, and first appeared on ABC The Drum Unleashed. ** The response among commentators to the recent same-sex marriage consultations and report-back by federal MPs has been uniformly pessimistic...
by John | Aug 28, 2011 | Australian commentary
State and church recognition should not be confused. GAY marriage will not go away. The reason is simple: most Australians accept being gay as a fact of life – a matter of innate identity and biology. Only a minority holds to the old prejudice that homosexuality...
