by Carol Burger | Aug 13, 2014 | AME Talks, Australian news
Nearly 80 per cent of swing voters support same-sex marriage, according to the Liberal Party’s in-house pollster, in findings that will ratchet up pressure on Prime Minister Tony Abbott to allow his MPs a free vote on the issue.
by Carol Burger | Aug 13, 2014 | AME Talks, Australian news
The Merthyr Road Uniting Church in New Farm lived up to its name tonight as it united politicians from across the political spectrum, along with rights advocates, Christians, psychologists and proud PFLAG mums, for a forum on same-sex marriage. Hosted by PFLAG’s...
by Carol Burger | Aug 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
Today marks ten years since the Howard Government amended the Commonwealth Marriage Act to make marriage explicitly ‘the union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others’. There appears to be significant appetite for change in 2014, with Liberal...
by Carol Burger | Aug 13, 2014 | AME Talks, Australian news, Uncategorized
Alex Greenwich can remember a time when a fund-raising event for a marriage equality campaign would be run from a pizza shop and raise $600. This year, during the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, campaigners raised $40,000 in one night to take their fight for reform...
by Carol Burger | Aug 13, 2014 | AME Talks, Australian news
Today marks a significant milestone in enduring Australian ignorance – 10 years of politicians being out of step. Rodney Croome explains. Today, August 13, marks the 10th anniversary of federal parliament passing legislation explicitly excluding same-sex couples...
