perspectives on stuff from an angry feminist
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 2nd, 2008
In spite of the fact that the civil unions fight wound up in defeat, today is a pretty proud day. This morning, on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin, a gay couple held the first of the compromise ceremonies we wound up with as those last few days of federal-territory negotiations descended into bitter farce.
According […]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 5th, 2008
It’s been a fairly sombre day after yesterday’s revelation that the Civil Partnerships Bill, or at least the most important elements of it, were dead in the water.
We’ve done what we could to get at least some comment out there; for my part, several comments from me are included in this morning’s Age, and I’ve […]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 4th, 2008
Two hours ago, ACT Attorney-General Simon Corbell caved to federal pressure, and announced that the Civil Partnerships Bill would be withdrawn. And so ends two years of hope that we might see, at least one day soon, civil unions in the Australian Capital Territory.
I’m crushed, although I’m not surprised, for the prospect of a federal […]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 3rd, 2008
Labor senator Kate Lundy has also been told to stick to her principles after saying she would not back the ACT’s planned same-sex civil union laws in federal parliament. Senator Lundy says she will back any Rudd government decision to over-ride the territory’s legislative assembly.
“If it comes to the Senate, I am bound by my […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 28th, 2008
People who read this blog might have noticed that I’d become a bit worried over the last couple of months about where exactly the Stanhope government was going with the Civil Partnerships Bill - specifically, whether it was ever going to be taken to the floor of the Legislative Assembly. I was relieved last week […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 23rd, 2008
I just got a call with some interesting news.
Chief Minister Stanhope has just come out swinging in support of the Civil Partnerships Bill, launching a vocal attack on Kevin Rudd during a speech to a lawyers group. It’s been a bit drowned out by the publicity surrounding the torch relay (I imagine on purpose), but […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 7th, 2008
It shouldn’t be much of a surprise to those close to any of the state and territory civil unions battle to know that there’s been a fair bit of tension between the mainstream LGBT activists behind the ACT scheme and that have been lobbying for gay marriage, and the little clique surrounding Rodney Croome, who […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 30th, 2008
I’ve been around a few activist campaigns since I moved here few years ago, but I’ve been a bit too mired in my own mess to be able to take a really active role most of the time. I did pour myself into the anti-voluntary student unionism campaign in 2005, before its heartbreaking eleventh-hour failure […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 26th, 2008
We’re having another rally in support of the Civil Partnerships Bill on March 29 outside the Legislative Assembly at 1pm. This rally is our response to federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland’s threats to override the bill should it become law, which I’ve previously blogged about. It’s about getting up and saying to the ACT government that […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 12th, 2008
I just got interviewed about the Civil Partnerships Bill for the next edition of Lesbians on the Loose. *dances*