by Alex Greenwich | Nov 19, 2011 | AME media releases, News
Equality advocates have welcomed support for a Coalition conscience vote on marriage equality from several Coalition members including the Deputy Leader of the National Party, Barnaby Joyce. Senator Joyce, who opposes the reform, told the Sydney Morning Herald:...
by Alex Greenwich | Nov 19, 2011 | Australian news, News
Liberal and National MPs on both sides of the gay marriage debate say the Coalition should be allowed a conscience vote on the issue. The Nationals deputy leader, Barnaby Joyce, told the Herald the party was not opposed to a conscience vote but it was more than likely...
by Alex Greenwich | Nov 19, 2011 | News
Equality advocates have welcomed the strong support for reform from Finance Minister, Penny Wong. In an opinion piece, published in today’s AGE, Senator Wong called on the Labor Party to amend their national platform to reflect their core value of equality, and...
by Alex Greenwich | Nov 19, 2011 | Australian news, News
Penny Wong says equality should be a matter of policy – not a question of conscience – in an impassioned plea for the ALP to endorse same-sex marriage. The federal Finance Minister has rebuked the Prime Minister’s proposal that gay marriage be...
by Alex Greenwich | Nov 19, 2011 | Australian commentary
When my parents married in 1967, Australia was still dismantling the White Australia policy. While a marriage between a Chinese man from Malaysia, and an Australian from the Adelaide Hills was not illegal, it was certainly unusual. Nevertheless, bans on inter-racial...
