Alan Joyce expected to file assault charges against pie attacker
QANTAS CEO Alan Joyce has said he will not be silent in his support of marriage equality, following his public assault in Perth earlier this week. Mr Joyce was struck in the face with a pie by a disgruntled opponent of marriage equality, former farmer Tony Overheu. Overheu revealed he was motivated by QANTAS’ “corporate […]
Alan Joyce copped pie in his face over his support for marriage equality
Tony Overheu, the man who took to the stage during a business breakfast yesterday and shoved a pie in the face of QANTAS boss Alan Joyce, says he did it because of the airlines “corporate bullying” over marriage equality. Speaking to Perth radio station 6PR Overheu said he was opposed to the airlines “propaganda” promoting […]
QANTAS boss Alan Joyce assaulted at Perth speaking engagement
QANTAS boss Alan Joyce has been hit in the face by a pie wielding assailant during a speech to Perth’s business leaders. Joyce was speaking at the West Business Matters breakfast at the Hyatt Regency this morning when a man walked on to thew stage and hit him in the face with a pie. The […]
Marriage Alliance says Airbnb ring campaign is subliminal bullying
The Marriage Alliance says a campaign by businesses, including Airbnb and QANTAS, that uses rings as part of it’s campaign is a form of “subliminal bullying”. Speaking to Gareth Parker on 6PR this morning York said the Until We Belong campaign was causing situations where people who supported traditional views of marriage were being targeted […]
Peter Dutton takes aim at QANTAS CEO Alan Joyce over marriage equality
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has fired off another round of criticism aimed at Australian companies supporting marriage equality. This afternoon Dutton gave a speech to a Liberal National Party conference in Queensland and took aim at Alan Joyce, the prominent gay CEO of QANTAS. “Mr Joyce is an exceptional CEO — he’s a good person […]
QANTAS boss Alan Joyce: I’d rather wait for marriage equality
QANTAS CEO Alan Joyce has spoken out regarding his concerns about the proposed marriage plebiscite. The business leader said he’d rather wait for marriage equality that hear the gay slurs he believes the plebiscite debate will evoke. Speaking to The Weekend Australian Joyce said he was concerned about the tone the debate had recently […]
Gay Qantas passengers asked to move for straight couple
A Victorian couple have accused Qantas of discrimination after retelling an online account of their experience with the airline this week. Kristina Antoniades had booked flights for herself, her partner Merrin and their daughter Lily to fly from Brisbane to Melbourne and was shocked when they were asked to separate so that a heterosexual married […]
Will Opera Australia Support Tamar Iveri?
Pressure is building on Opera Australia to drop Georgian soprano Tamar Iveri’s upcoming performances with the company after it was revealed that the singer has posted homophobic statements on social media. Last year the Georgian singer posted an open letter on her Facebook page where she described gay people as fecal masses and sexual deviants. […]
Review: Pam Ann – Fasten Seat Belts and Enjoy the Trip
Pam Ann took to the stage of Sydney’s State Theatre on Thursday night to near perfect comedy conditions. The title of her new show is ‘Plane Filthy’, which sums up the show perfectly. The perfect storm of an extra queer Mardi Gras audience and the announcement earlier in the day that QANTAS was going to […]
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