Tag: Canberra
Australian Police Investigate Alleged Homophobic Attacks Via Dating App
ACT Policing is investigating two homophobic attacks in Canberra where men were lured via a dating app and assaulted.
Tasmanian Premier Backs Marriage Equality As Motion Passes State Parliament
Advocates say endorsement of a marriage equality motion by the Tasmanian Lower House with support from Premier Will Hodgman and many of his Liberal colleagues, sends a strong message to the federal MPs to back the reform.
HRC Asks: What Are Australian Prime Minister Abbott Afraid of?
HRC joins with Australian Marriage Equality in expressing disappointment and anger at Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s latest political stunt: overriding the nearly three-quarters of Australians who believe in marriage equality by denying Members of Parliament the right to vote according to their own conscience on national marriage equality legislation.
Australia : Midnight same-sex marriages make history
As most Australians were sleeping, Alan Wright and Joel Player were celebrating history with the nation’s first same-sex wedding ceremonies held at one minute past midnight in Canberra.
HRC Statements on the Nominations of John Berry and Wally Brewster
Last Friday the White House announced the nominations of John Berry to be Ambassador to Australia, and James “Wally” Brewster, Jr. to be Ambassador to the Dominican Republic.