Same sex marriage debate heats up

Mixed views have been expressed across Central Queensland on the same sex marriage debate. About 20 MPs addressed Federal Parliament yesterday about community attitudes on the matter. Federal Member for Capricornia Kirsten Livermore says she has received some letters...

All You Need is Equal Love

Same sex marriage campaigner Prof Kerryn Phelps says the Prime Minster has guaranteed gay marriage will be thoroughly debated at the national ALP conference later this year. Prof Phelps met with Julia Gillard last night to push the case for same sex marriage to be...

Massive poll response on ‘marriage eve’

Hundreds of thousands of votes have been lodged in an Australian Labor Party (ALP) social media poll on marriage equality. The huge response comes just a day before federal MPs are due to speak in Parliament on the same-sex marriage views of their electorates. The ALP...

HACK’s same-sex marriage special

Our Canberra reporter John Barrington has declared a 60-20-20 split between electorates that are against same-sex marriage; for same-sex marriage; and those divided on the issue. Coalition held seats like Hinkler in Queensland and Gippsland in Victoria are against...