by John | Oct 13, 2012 | Australian news, News
A GREENS motion to stop the Commonwealth challenging marriage equality laws made by state parliaments has failed in the Senate. Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young’s motion calling on the Gillard government to rule out a Commonwealth challenge of any state laws...
by John | Oct 3, 2012 | Australian news, News
Just two days after same-sex marriage legislation failed in the Federal House of Representatives, Chief Minister Katy Gallagher revealed that an ACT Labor policy on same-sex marriage is on its way. When asked on Friday if Labor would be making a policy announcement on...
by John | Oct 3, 2012 | Australian commentary
It is deeply disappointing that federal parliament has voted against marriage equality. It feels like Australia’s national leaders are saying LGBTI people and our relationships are not of equal value. But a very different picture emerges when we focus on the...
by John | Oct 3, 2012 | Australian news, News
PREMIER Ted Baillieu has been accused of reneging on a pre-election pledge to give Liberal MPs a conscience vote on gay marriage in the Victorian Parliament. Mr Baillieu last week said he had no plans to follow in the footsteps of other states pushing to legislate for...
by John | Oct 3, 2012 | Australian commentary
The nation knows that Tasmania’s move to allow same-sex marriages has failed, for now, following a vote of 8 to 6 against the Same-Sex Marriage Bill the state Upper House last week. But what many people don’t know is how close the Bill came to passing, and the real...
