by Jen | Aug 22, 2013 | Australian news, News
Euphoric ice-cream creators and social justice campaigners Ben & Jerry’s today announce a partnership with equal rights organisation Australian Marriage Equality (AME) to pledge support of same-sex marriage in Australia. To celebrate, Ben & Jerry’s is renaming...
by Jen | Aug 21, 2013 | Australian news, News, World news
G’day, Australia. Canada here. We’ve been following your federal election, and we need to talk. Until last weekend’s leaders’ debate, when Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced that, if returned to office, his Labor government would seek to legalize same-sex marriage,...
by Jen | Aug 21, 2013 | Australian news, News
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell says he will allow marriage equality to be subject to a conscience vote in the lower house irrespective of who’s in power at a federal level. He also rejected the suggestion he should have sought a mandate from the electorate...
by Jen | Aug 21, 2013 | Australian news, News
THE Liberal Party has scrapped a preference deal with the Christian Democratic Party in the must-win seat of Lindsay after a candidate described gay men as having a “lower life span” than heterosexual males. The decision to dump the CDP’s Andrew...
by Jen | Aug 21, 2013 | Australian news, News
OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott’s description of same-sex marriage last week as the “fashion of the moment” and his on-air discussion with US singer Katy Perry about the topic generated a flurry of activity on social media, analysis by iSentia shows....
by Jen | Aug 21, 2013 | Australian news, News
A gay Liberal candidate has pledged to introduce a private member’s bill for same-sex marriage if he is elected to the Federal Parliament. Kevin Ekendahl is contesting the seat of Melbourne Ports, currently held by Labor’s Michael Danby, who also supports...
