George Wright, Labor’s National Secretary has hit back at claims from the Australian Christian Lobby that the party’s support of marriage equality lost them significant votes at the recent federal election. “I have seen no objective analysis that would support that view,” Wright told The Australian, “Our feedback suggested that a lot of our members […]
OPINION International news reports describe the coalition’s win and the rise of Tony Abbott to the highest office in the land as a major step backwards for the marriage equality movement. But how long will the new Prime Minister be able to ignore the majority of Australians who disagree with him? Within hours of the […]
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivered a fiery and passionate response when questioned about his support for marriage equality on the ABC program Q&A. “If you think that homosexuality is an unnatural condition, then frankly I cannot agree with you.” Pastor Matt Prater from Brisbane’s New Hope Church told the Prime Minister that he worked for […]
The campaign for marriage equality is finding more Liberal politicians are voicing their support for marriage equality. Liberal politician Teresa Gambaro (pictured), who previously voted against marriage equality legislation in parliament, announced that she had changed her position. Ms Gambaro announced her change of heart at a candidates forum last week and later posted a […]
OPINION Earlier this week students from Perth’s Universities gathered outside St Mary’s Cathedral to protest against National Marriage Day. Inside the church heterosexual couples gathered to renew their wedding vows, attend a mass and discuss the meaning of marriage. The program here in Western Australia was much more sedate than the Australian Family Association’s events […]
Marriage Equality has continued to be a dominant issue during the second week of the federal election campaign. On Sunday night during the Leader’s Debate the Prime Minister vowed that a returned Rudd government would introduce a marriage equality bill within the first one hundred days of office. State Legislation Waits in the Wings Western […]
Labor Senator Louise Pratt, who has actively campaigned for a change to the marriage act, has welcomed the Prime Minister’s commitment to introduce a Marriage Equality bill within the first hundred days of a re-elected Rudd government. The Prime Minister made the commitment during Sunday night’s leader’s debate. “Marriage Equality will be an important issue […]
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott have given extremely different priorities to marriage equality during the leader’s debate. The Prime Minister declared that a Labor government would introduce legislation within the first 100 days of government. “This is just a mark of decency to same sex couples across the country who wish […]
Tonight Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made an appearance at Alannah MacTiernan’s official campaign launch, which took place at Mt Lawley Bowling Club. Alannah MacTiernan is running for the seat of Perth against Liberal candidate Darryl Moore – who last week caused controversy over an e-mail dispute with a constituent whilst discussing same-sex marriage. Senator Louise […]
A new Galaxy poll released today, the first since Kevin Rudd returned as Prime Minster, has shown that marriage equality could be a major issue at the upcoming federal election. The poll, which sampled one thousand Australians, revealed that Prime Minster Kevin Rudd’s support of marriage equality is drawing voters back to the Labor party. […]
