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 | Feb 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
Today, Labor’s federal party room endorsed my proposal to bring a Bill to the Parliament to legislate for marriage equality,” Federal Opposition Deputy Leader Tanya Plibersek has announced this morning. “Marriage equality’s time has well and truly come,” she says in a...
by Jen | Feb 3, 2014 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s sister Christine Forster is determined to marry her fiancee Virginia Edwards in Australia, but concedes she likely faces a ”long engagement”. Sporting a rainbow tie-dye T-shirt and with her partner by her side, Ms Forster...
by Jen | Dec 2, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Virginia Edwards (left), 56, and Christine Forster, 49, met when their sons attended the same preschool. They left their respective husbands to be together and are now engaged. Virginia’s story I still remember the day Chris and I met. I was dropping off my son...
by Jen | Oct 22, 2013 | Australian news, News
The Prime Minister’s sister, Christine Forster, is engaged to her long term partner, Virginia Edwards – but admits that with debate raging over same sex marriage, “It might be a long engagement.” The openly gay City of Sydney Liberal Party...
