by Jen | Aug 29, 2013 | Australian news, News
A GREENS candidate has made himself an unusual champion for gay marriage, by joking he and his wife had been having a “same sex” marriage for 40 years. Dr Jonathan King, standing for the Greens in the Manly seat of Mackellar, made the jibe at a public...
by Jen | Aug 28, 2013 | Australian news, News
Tony Abbott’s Coalition isn’t just against giving same-sex couples the right to marry, they’re also promising they’ll give heterosexual marriages a helping hand to the tune of a $200 voucher each. On the Australian Christian Lobby’s Australia Votes guide to the...
by Jen | Aug 28, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
A Coalition government will give $200 vouchers to couples for counselling, in a relationships-strengthening policy that has been met with approval by the conservative pro-marriage Australian Christian Lobby, despite the fact that it will also be open to gay couples...
by Jen | Aug 28, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Tony Abbott knows his party won’t fight him for a conscience vote on marriage equality. That’s why he says he’ll let the party room decide – something John Howard never did, writes Kevin Boreham Tony Abbott should tell us before the election...
by Jen | Aug 28, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Dear Marriage Equality Supporter I want to remind you that we have a Marriage Rally on this Saturday in Manly. Details are as follows: 12:30pm Lunch and pre-rally drinks at the Ivanhoe (Upstairs) at the Manly Corso (optional but great if you can attend) 2pm – Rally on...
by Jen | Aug 28, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
20 issues in 20 days continued today with a focus on marriage equality. In the first leaders debate Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced that he would introduce a marriage-equality bill within 100 days if Labor were re-elected. The party followed this with a social...
