Last year, I posted my submission to the Senate Inquiry to determine if a non-binding marriage plebiscite should be held to determine if marriage equality should be allowed in Australia. The Australian Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee reviewed all the submissions and made its report available in September 2015. While the report contained a … Continue reading What Next for Marriage Equality?
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The issue of marriage equality in Australia remains a hot topic. Today, in support of a free vote, I've sent the following letter to my local member and each of the Senators for Victoria. I am writing to you to urge you to support a free vote on marriage equality in Parliament as soon as … Continue reading Vote on Marriage Equality
I missed the deadline (damn timezones) for submitting my comments relating to the Australian Senate Inquiry, so I decided to post it here. Committee Secretary Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee PO Box 6100 Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 By email: legcon.sen@aph.gov.au Subject: The matter of a popular vote, in the form of a plebiscite … Continue reading Submission to Australian Inquiry Relating to Marriage
Growing up, we lived our life fairly simply. I didn’t realize that at the time, but I’ve come to appreciate that the summers were a time to be outside playing with your friends, reading a good book out in the back yard under the plum trees, and walking to the fish and chip shop for … Continue reading Aussie, aussie, aussie … oi! oi! bully!
FOR THE FALLEN Laurence Binyon With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children England mourns for her dead across the sea, Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit, Fallen in the cause of the free. They went with songs to the battle, they were young, Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady … Continue reading Remember Our Veterans (Our Diggers)
So today my odometer clicked over to 45. Where does the time go? It has been a question I have been asking myself for some months now. Finding time is something that I am not very good at, but I hope that it is something that I can work on. For now, here is a … Continue reading Where Does Time Go?
It's sad when you are reminded how small minded some individuals can be. Nothing bothers me more than when this happens in my home country of Australia. Here is a video highlighting a bad decision by The New Albury Hotel's management. Homophobia needs to be challenged. Contact Matt Griffiths the New Albury Hotel's General Manager … Continue reading Aussie Country Homophobia
In October, Chris and I, along with our friends Bobby, Ian and Layton headed to Washington D.C. for the National Equality March. It was one of those amazing trips that you have, which is made all that more special by the people you share it with. The above picture was taken our first day in … Continue reading Marching on Washington
Great title, no? I'll come up with something snappier as the days progress but for now, this will do. After arriving in Melbourne, we got to our apartment and found that it would not be available until after lunch (we landed in Melbourne around 8:30 AM), so we dropped off our bags and headed down … Continue reading Rediscovering Melbourne