by John | Dec 13, 2011 | Australian commentary
Tony Abbott’s decision to rule out a conscience vote on marriage equality again shows he is out of step with what most Australians want. He and his shadow cabinet decided yesterday that the Coalition will not change its position on amending the Marriage Act. I...
by John | Oct 25, 2011 | Australian commentary
Reports that Prime Minister Julia Gillard may allow Labor MPs a conscience vote on marriage equality have given hope to those of us advocating a change to the Marriage Act so same-sex couples can tie the knot. Rumours within the walls of Parliament suggest Ms Gillard...
by John | Oct 11, 2011 | Australian news, News
THE Greens push to legalise same-sex marriage is doomed, with Tony Abbott confirming he will deny Liberal Party MPs a conscience vote on the issue, even if Labor grants its MPs a free vote. The Opposition Leader’s position, confirmed yesterday, means there is no...
by John | Sep 27, 2011 | Australian commentary
Last week Tasmania made history as the first state in Australia to pass a motion in favour of marriage equality for same-sex couples. It is testament to the power of social change that the last state to decriminalise homosexuality is now leading the way on positive...
by Alex Greenwich | Aug 2, 2011 | Australian commentary
It’s been a bit of a Bizzaro World in Australian federal politics in recent weeks. First we had the opposition saying they were concerned about the human rights of vulnerable people who will be expelled to Malaysia under the asylum seeker people-swap...
