by Alex Greenwich | Apr 9, 2012 | Australian commentary
Tony Abbott has an image problem. Every poll in the country confirms this. Despite the ascendancy of the party he leads and the persistent unpopularity of Prime Minister Gillard, Abbott is not enjoying a honeymoon with voters. For many, Gillard and Abbott represent...
by Alex Greenwich | Apr 8, 2012 | Australian news, News
Opposition leader Tony Abbott remains defiant in his stance against gay marriage despite his sister coming out as a lesbian. Mr Abbott’s sister, Christine Forster, 47, has revealed she is in a relationship with partner Virginia Edwards. “I have decided to...
by Alex Greenwich | Apr 8, 2012 | Australian news, News
Same-sex marriage advocates hope the Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, will change his stance now that his sister Christine has come out as a lesbian and equal rights campaigner. Christine Forster, one of three Abbott sisters, posed for photographs with her partner...
by Alex Greenwich | Apr 7, 2012 | AME media releases, News
Australian Marriage Equality has welcomed support for marriage equality from Christine Forster, who is the sister of Opposition leader, Tony Abbott. Ms Forster spoke about her support in the context of her same-sex relationship with Virginia Edwards to the Australian...
by Alex Greenwich | Apr 7, 2012 | Australian commentary
I’m always on the lookout for an actual argument against marriage equality – it would make me feel better about the fact that, despite no-one apparently being able to offer one, it hasn’t simply happened here yet. So it was in that spirit that I started reading...