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Labor’s Marriage Equality Bill Promise Welcomed
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Senator Louise Pratt 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...
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Marriage Equality Becomes The Hot Topic
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...
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Abbott Calls Marriage Equality Campaign: ‘Fashion of the Moment’
Liberal Leader Tony Abbott Liberal leader Tony Abbott has described the campaign to legalise same sex marriage at the ‘fashion of the moment’ during an interview with veteran broadcaster John Laws. Mr...
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Marriage Equality, Is a Real Discussion Beginning?
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...
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Sex Party Candidate Apologises
Melissa Star, a candidate for the Sex Party in the federal election, has offered an apology after she made inappropriate comments following the death of local activist Amber Maxwell. Maxwell, a...
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Liberal Politicians Pledge Support For Marriage Equality
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...
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Abbott Launches Education Policy at Anti-Gay School
Tony Abbott has launched the coalition’s eduction policy this morning at a Sydney School that calls homosexuality an abomination and promotes that changing one’s gender is against the natural order of...
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Perth Marriage Equality This Saturday
Pull out your most colourful outfit and slip on your walking shoes for this Saturday’s Marriage Equality Rally. Taking place in the Perth CBD, co-convenor of Equal Love and an organiser of the rally...
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Penrith Christian School Backflips on Review of Homosexuality Stance
Penrith Christian School will review it’s ‘statement of faith’ that describes homosexuality as an abomination and claims that transgender people are against God’s natural order. The back flip came just...
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Marriage Rally – The People
Here are some of the people who headed out today to voice their support for marriage equality. The post Marriage Rally – The People appeared first on Gay and Lesbian Perth WA News - OutInPerth.
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Equal Love – The March
A large show of support for given for marriage equality with a march around Perth’s city centre. The post Equal Love – The March appeared first on Gay and Lesbian Perth WA News - OutInPerth.
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Marriage Equality Overdue Says Greens Senator Ludlum
The Greens senator Scott Ludlum has described the call for marriage equality as a long struggle. Speaking at the Equal Love Rally earlier today Senator Ludlum highlighted the recent change of position...
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Howard: Marriage Equality is Nonsense
Yesterday former Prime Minister John Howard labeled marriage equality as “nonsense” and proclaimed that children are better off in heterosexual marriages. The former Prime Minister has been on the...
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Can Tony Abbott Ignore Marriage Equality?
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...
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Support for Marriage Equality Grows in the New Parliament
When all the new parliamentarians next sit down in Canberra there will be more in support of marriage equality than prior to the election. Rodney Croome, the Convener of Marriage Equality Australia...
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Senator Louise Pratt Returned
The results of the WA senate race have been officially announced. The final tally sees Labor Senator Louise Pratt retain her seat, while The Greens Scott Ludlum has not been successful. On election...
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AEC Orders Recount for WA Senate
The Australian Electoral Commission has ordered a recount of votes for the WA Senate race following a series of appeals against the result. The initial appeal for a recount lodged by Senator Scott...
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Bill Shorten is the New Labor Leader
Bill Shorten has been proclaimed the new leader of the Australian Labor party following a month of campaigning. Shorten narrowly beat friendly rival Anthony Albanese to the party’s top job. Mr Shorten...
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WA Senate Re-Count in Doubt
Senator Scott Ludlum at a press conference earlier today. The question of who will represent Western Australia in the upper house of the federal remains unanswered as the Australian Electoral...
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AEC Asks Court Declare Senate Election Void
The Australian Electoral Commission has asked the Court to declare the election of senators for WA in the recent federal election void. The three-person Australian Electoral Commission today authorised...
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