by John | Sep 21, 2012 | Australian news, Events, News
GROWING up in inner Sydney, it was no big deal that Nicholas Outterside had two mums. ”It’s a story I used to tell often, it was a good ice-breaker,” the Burnie teacher said. The story of how he and his brother were conceived with the help of his...
by John | Sep 20, 2012 | Australian commentary
AS defeat looms for marriage equality in Federal Parliament, momentum is building for change in the states. In fact, Australia might first recognise same-sex marriage in Tasmania next week. The lower house of the Tasmanian Parliament passed its Same-Sex Marriage Bill...
by John | Sep 20, 2012 | Australian news, News
TASMANIAN gay rights advocates are urging the state’s upper house MPs to keep an open mind on gay marriage legislation. A joint Labor-Greens bill legislating same-sex marriage has passed the lower house and could be debated in the Legislative Council as soon as...
by John | Sep 20, 2012 | Australian news, News
ADVOCATES for legalising same-sex marriage will shift their focus to the state level, after federal MPs yesterday defeated a bill that would have allowed gay couples to marry. The bill, introduced by Labor backbencher Stephen Jones, was defeated in the House of...
by John | Sep 19, 2012 | Australian news, News
A SAME-SEX marriage bill should pass NSW parliament after party leaders announced they will let members have a conscience vote, members of a cross-party working group say. The working group will soon draft a same-sex marriage bill for NSW, expecting similar...
