by John | Sep 1, 2011 | Australian news, News
CORANGAMITE MP Darren Cheeseman has claimed he is “keeping an open mind” on gay marriage, distancing himself from previous statements of support. The Labor backbencher yesterday told The Standard he had consulted widely within his electorate with voters...
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 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...
