by John | Mar 14, 2012 | AME media releases, News
Equality advocates have labelled a proposed federal Civil Partnership’s bill, from Coalition MP Warren Entsch, as a politically convenient half-measure that wouldn’t afford same-sex couples any new rights. (details of the plan here) Australian Marriage...
by John | Mar 13, 2012 | Australian news, News
Two independent MPs say they remain open minded about supporting laws on same-sex civil unions if proposed bills to legalise gay marriage fail. Rob Oakeshott and Andrew Wilkie said if bills to legalise gay marriage were defeated in parliament they would remain...
by John | Feb 13, 2012 | Australian news, News
COALITION gay rights campaigner Warren Entsch will vote against a pair of upcoming gay marriage bills, but is preparing his own civil unions bill. Labor MP Stephen Jones will introduce gay marriage legislation today and independent MP Andrew Wilkie and the Greens’...
by John | Feb 8, 2012 | Australian commentary
Imagine if a Labor backbencher joined with a Liberal in federal parliament to introduce a private member’s bill that was contrary to ALP policy. The outcry from Labor ranks would be huge, the intervention of the prime minister would be swift and the media would...
by John | Feb 3, 2012 | Australian commentary
The proposal by Warren Entsch and Joel Fitzgibbon to pre-empt the marriage equality debate with a national civil union scheme has nothing to do with benefitting the gay community and everything to do with politics. In terms of the aspiration of same-sex couples for...
