Posts tagged House of Representatives

“There is gonna be a shaking and Christians will rise up.”

It’s a historic day for LGBTI people in Australia.

Wilson was giving his speech on Dean Smith’s marriage bill in the chamber, when he proposed to his partner Ryan who was sitting in the gallery.

THE Turnbull Government’s bill for a plebiscite on marriage equality has passed the House of Represenatives with a vote of 76 to 67. The bill …

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

While there have been a few openly gay senators in recent years, this is the first time an out MP has been elected and sworn into the lower house in Canberra.

Trent Zimmerman has become the first ever openly gay MP to be elected into the House of Representatives in Federal Parliament.

Should he be successful, Trent Zimmerman would become the first openly gay MP elected into the House of Representatives.

Forty parents have travelled to the national capital to protest at the lack of a free vote on marriage equality as a cross-party bill is debated and despatched in less than 10 minutes.

The federal Coalition failed to adopt a conscience vote on marriage equality after a joint meeting of Liberal and National MPs voted it down 66-33 …