Posts tagged Australian Liberal Party

“While weakening discrimination laws may win some votes in Western Sydney, it will lose votes elsewhere.”

Bragg is president of the party’s Paddington branch, and led the ‘Liberals and Nationals for Yes’ campaign during last year’s postal survey.

NSW Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells resigned yesterday after supporting Peter Dutton’s tilt at the leadership because “the same-sex marriage debate eroded the support of our base.”

“I intend to hire a megaphone and boo the Liberal Party contingent for the entire length of the Pride march, from beginning to end”

“I’m not aware of anybody even contemplating that.”

“I think we all know people that have been in, if I can call it that, a straight relationship that have gone into a gay relationship, and people then doing the opposite.”

Everyone in the Senate except the kitchen sink voted against going ahead with a vote on marriage equality this week.

Anti-Safe Schools lobbyists are “out for blood” despite Premier Daniel Andrews vowing to support the program no matter what.

North Sydney federal Liberal MP Trent Zimmerman spoke about the high rates of depression and bullying for young gay people.

In an interview with Star Observer, the outgoing Human Rights Commissioner — an out gay man — reflects on his time in the role and his belief that there is no need for a federal gender and sexuality commissioner.