Posts tagged Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young

  A PAKISTANI-born Brisbane gay man who was facing deportation on January 8 after his application for a partnership visa was rejected, despite being in …

The Australian Parliament last week voted to support a Greens’ motion condemning the Ugandan and Nigerian Anti-Gay Bills. “It is genuinely horrifying that there are …

A Senate committee has recommended that there be a conscience vote on marriage equality and called on the Senate to pass legislation to allow same-sex …

Australian Army Chief Lieutenant General David Morrison has said he would like to see greater recruitment of gays and lesbians, women and ethnic minorities into …

Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young will today move a motion to establish a Senate inquiry to review the Greens 2010 same-sex marriage bill. On the first …

Marriage equality advocates have strongly welcomed plans by the Greens to establish yet another parliamentary inquiry into same-sex marriage. An inquiry was held in 2009, …

Opposition leader Tony Abbott has ruled out allowing Coalition MPs a conscience vote following a Shadow Cabinet meeting, according to news reports. “A quick check …

Four in five Australian’s want Opposition Leader Tony Abbott to grant Coalition MPs a conscience vote on marriage equality, according to a poll released today. …

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is considering changing its passport application forms to include the choice of ‘parent one’ and ‘parent two’, …

New Roy Morgan research released this week suggests support for marriage equality in Australia is increasing with 68 percent of Australians surveyed now in favour …