The City of Vincent has announced it will be flying the rainbow flag through to November in support of its LGBTI community. Mayor Emma Cole said the council had made the unanimous decision to show their support for the LGBTI community while the federal government’s marriage postal survey is rolled out. “We believe it is […]
Australia’s advertising watchdog, the Advertising Standards Bureau has announced it most likely won’t accept complaints about advertisements rolled out as part of the campaigns surrounding the marriage postal survey. The ASB said most of the advertising would be considered ‘political advertising’ something that is not within their purview. The board said it would look into […]
Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has linked the debate over marriage equality to a Victorian Council’s decision to move its Australia Day celebrations. Melbourne’s Yarra council announced that they would no longer celebrate Australia Day on January 26th and would move to conduct citizenship ceremonies on an alternative date. The council said it had […]
Silent voters will get to participate in the postal survey on marriage, according to the latest information from the Australian Electoral Commission. Following the second defeat of their plebiscite legislation in the senate, the government has directed the Australian Bureau of Statistics to undertake a survey of the entire population of Australia to gauge their […]
Just before the last federal election there was a rally for marriage equality in the centre of Perth. At the end of the rally I walked around and asked people why they had attended and how they planned to vote in the election. When it came to younger voters the most common response was concerning. […]
Outspoken Western Australian religious leader Margaret Court has re-entered the marriage debate. The former Tennis champion has sent a letter the The West Australian newspaper arguing that allowing same-sex couples to wed is against Australia’s values. Reverend Court said it was disappointing that the government had decided to hold a vote on the issue of […]