by John | Sep 11, 2012 | Australian news, News
Acting Prime Minister Wayne Swan has refused to say whether the federal government plans to overturn a gay marriage law that could pass through the Tasmanian parliament. Tasmania’s lower house last month became the first chamber of an Australian parliament to...
by John | Sep 6, 2012 | Australian commentary
Tasmania made history last week when the state’s House of Assembly passed a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry. Here, gay rights advocate Rodney Croome, a key figure in the state’s equality movement, reflects on historic vote and the next step forward. Thursday...
by John | Sep 3, 2012 | Australian news, News
Hot on the heels of Tasmania’s same-sex marriage bill overcoming its first hurdle, The ACT Labor Government has announced that they will also join their Tasmanian and South Australian counterparts by introducing similar legislation should they be re-elected in...
by John | Sep 2, 2012 | Australian commentary
Lochsley Wilson is a Launceston College student and gay rights activist. He writes to show a teenage perspective on the same-sex marriage debate. I’ve been married twice. The first was in playschool, when I was three years old: she was a ballerina, I was a...
by John | Sep 1, 2012 | Australian news, News, World news
HOME-GROWN Hollywood star Rachael Taylor has thrown her support behind Tasmania’s push to allow same-sex marriage. The Launceston-born actress issued a statement yesterday saying she was proud to see her home state leading the way on marriage equality. Continue...
