Bishop threatens to abandon registering all marriages if Yes vote wins
A Western Australian Anglican Bishop is threatening to stop registering all marriages should the YES campaign be successful in the marriage postal survey. Gary Nelson, the Bishop of the diocese of North West Australia, has told The West Australian that he will stop all marriages, if he’s not satisfied with the details of the legislation that […]
Sydney’s Anglican Diocese reveals it’s donated 1 million to ‘No’ campaign
The Archbishop of Sydney, Glen Davies, has revealed that the Anglican Diocese of Sydney has donated a million dollars to the ‘no’ campaign to assist in their fight against marriage equality. The Archbishop announced the large contribution during his address to the 51st synod of the diocese on Monday afternoon and Buzzfeed News Australia were […]
Coalition for Marriage won’t take legal action against venues
The Coalition for Marriage have announced that they won’t take legal action against Tasmanian venues who refused to host their seminar. The ‘No’ campaign had difficulty in Tasmania this week after several venues turned down their booking to host a forum. One of the venue’s was Tasmania’s Wrest Point Casino, who cited security concerns, while […]
Coalition for Marriage says game will target children
The Coalition for Marriage have raised concern about a game being developed with funding from the Victorian government, saying it will target children and attempt to “modify their behaviours”. The Victorian government has described the project as being for all ages, but the Coalition for Marriage argues that it’s an attempt to target children. Leading […]
‘No’ campaign launches app to inspire volunteers
The Coalition for Marriage has launched a phone app to draw support for their campaign against marriage equality. The app, named Freedom Team, encourages supporters to undertake tasks to promote the ‘No’ campaign, and for each task supporters gain points. The top supporters are listed on a leader board. Points can be earned by reading […]
Peter Abetz criticises the media over their coverage of marriage debate
Former state politician Peter Abetz argues that the media is not giving enough coverage that focuses on the flow-on effects of allowing same sex couples to marry. “I think the difficulty we generally have is the media, generally speaking, do not want the community to actually hear about the consequences.” Abetz told local community news […]
Perth residents receive Coalition for Marriage flyers lacking authorisation
Perth residents have reported receiving flyers from the Coalition for Marriage, the official ‘no’ campaign in the marriage equality debate, that lack any official attribution. Flyers have been received in Bayswater, in the city’s eastern suburbs, and in the southern area of Gosnells. The campaign advertisement claims marriage equality will have an effect on schools, […]
Advocates welcome high participation rate in marriage survey
Marriage equality advocates have welcomed the announcement from the Australian Bureau of Statistics that indicates that many Australians have already posted back their marriage survey forms. The Equality Campaign said they were delighted with the high number of survey returns reported by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today. The ABS which has been administering […]
Coalition for Marriage’s new ad says they’re being bullied
The Coalition for Marriage has released its latest ad against allowing marriage equality in Australia. The group have expressed disappointment that the advertisement could not be during the AFL grand final today, because it received an M rating. It will however be broadcast during the NRL grand final because of its later time slot. The […]
Nobody writes songs about denying people’s rights
OPINION The debate over whether or not it was appropriate for the National Rugby League to invite a singer who supports marriage equality, and had a hit song about reducing homophobia, is entering its third day. It’s likely to continue at least until Macklemore and Mary Lambert take to the stage at the NRL Grand […]
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