Comments on: Rudd attempts to mute marriage issue

By: Tina

Tina — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:38:18 +0000

How did i vote for this man ?!
Stupid decision .

By: JennJilks

JennJilks — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:31:20 +0000

It is such a shame in this day and age that there is still a debate over this issue.

Same-sex couple getting married do not have any impact on my second marriage!
It’s time to move out of the dark ages. Some one said, “When we figure out what to do about all the people on this planet who hate each other is when we should begin to worry about the ones who love each other.”

/Canadian

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 03:01:55 +0000

Rudd has done so so much to give us equality (in everything except marriage)

He even went beyond the HREOC recommendations to investigate further our areas of discrimination

Nineteen different government departments were involved in giving us practical equality last year

I think he deserves a pat on the back

It is right, as Anthony Albanese said – we don’t have what we want – but we have what we need

the only thing outstanding is an easy way to prove our relationship exists – and relationship registration at the state level is open to NSW

By: peter

peter — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:01:37 +0000

But will u vote Greens 1 and Liberals 2 Hmmmm?

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:29:23 +0000

I am not an idiot. There are more people who go to Mardi Gras then go to Church. I will never vote for Labor. Greens are the only choice for equal love.

By: robbie swan

robbie swan — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:37:26 +0000

Rudd, even more than Howard, is a slave to his fundamental and deeply held personal religious beliefs. We all are in a way. I have no religious beliefs and probably 80% of visitors to this site would be the same. So gay marriage simply does not hold any adverse issues for us. I think Rudd has done the best that he can given his handicap. He’s made gay relationships fair and equal as far as taxation and social security goes but he can’t come at it where love and personal commitment are involved. So…time to move on and look at the system in which is operates and vote him out. The Australian Sex Party was set up to deal with this and another half a dozen major sex, gender and censorship issues. if we can get candidates elected to the Senate we would push gay marriage up the front of the policy debate at every available opportunity. That’s what it will take to get it over the line. Someone in the federal parliament who is in there just for these major issues.

By: Paul Mitchell

Paul Mitchell — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:47:24 +0000

No marriage = No Kevin Rudd in office at the next election to get my vote!

By: Fluff

Fluff — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:58:08 +0000

I had a bet with a friend that the marriage debate would not even get to the floor of the meeting and looks like I might have won. This is a very conservative labour party (sorry the KRudd party) not wanting to cause any waves with a possible double dissolution election on the way. Get out on August 1 and let them know about it (avoiding the rambling CAAH representative speech). They might even shock me and stick the the point at hand.

By: Robyn

Robyn — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:55:25 +0000

“but in terms of OTHER discriminations we have acted rapidly”…nice to see that Mr Rudd ADMITS that the current Marriage Act IS discriminatary to same sex couples…

By: Ronson (Katoomba)

Ronson (Katoomba) — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:03:17 +0000

When is a journalist/interviewer going to finally challenge the PM to explain why he opposes same-sex marriage without letting him use the Marriage Act as a shield?.

By: peter

peter — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:30:50 +0000

Debate what precisely? This is nothing other than bigotry!