by Carol Burger | Jul 5, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news
Many are starting to see marriage equality as a vote-winning issue for the moribund Labor party. Might it be Rudd’s ticket in 2013? At my five year old step-daughter’s school, the year began with a curriculum devoted to families. All kinds, from a wide range of...
by Jen | Jul 4, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
GAY rights advocate Rodney Croome has rejected Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s suggested referendum on gay marriage, saying it would be expensive and divisive. On Friday, Mr Rudd said he would consider holding a plebiscite or referendum, if Opposition Leader Tony...
by Jen | Jul 4, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
LABOR has given a strong indication same-sex marriage will be legalised, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s righthand man declaring the party will make it happen. Deputy Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made the declaration while being interviewed on a youth radio...
by Jen | Jul 4, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
The following resolution on Marriage Equality passed by overwhelming majority at the International Assembly of the World Union of Progressive Judaism on May 1 2013. WUPJ International Assembly Meeting May 1st, 2013 – Jerusalem, Israel Suggested Resolutions 8. WUPJ...
by Jen | Jul 4, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings has vowed to continue the push for same sex marriage. Marriage equality advocates have welcomed Tasmanian Premier, Lara Giddings commitment at today’s Tasmanian Labor State Conference in Burnie to the passage of a state same-sex...
by Jen | Jul 2, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
What do the very different debates on same-sex marriage and adoption say about the Tasmanian Upper House? Why was support for same-sex adoption so much higher than for same-sex marriage? I found in my conversations with Upper House members that most know same-sex...
