Comments on: Gillard hints at defying marriage calls

By: Drew

Drew — Sat, 05 May 2012 06:28:33 +0000

The ugly reality is TONY ABBOTT will be our next Prime Minister

You think Gillard is homophobic…wait until a Liberal Government.

Scary

By: laura

laura — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:56:29 +0000

one voice, one nation, we are australian have your say check out http://juliagillard.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/hello-world/

By: Johnno

Johnno — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:58:26 +0000

Are you part of the Murdoch empire? What a beatup! She said she is not going to change her mind and nothing more. When equal marriage gets up it’s likely to be a private member’s bill with a conscience vote, so both major parties can avoid the firestorm from the religious fanatics.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:51:15 +0000

It is time to go………… Gillard!! Problem is, look at the alternative with Abbott!!!!

By: otto

otto — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 03:56:40 +0000

She needs to go, without getting Rudd back… I have let Alabanese know that just verbally supporting our cause is not enough. Like Wong, following the official Gillard line, while just SAYING they support us, is a load of rubbish. Alabanese is in a very marginal seat and needs to know that if we do not get Gay Marriage – and we are talking December, now – that he is toast. We will sacrifice him and his “verbal” support and go Greens if he can’t deliver the goods.

We need to find a way to get thousands to rally in December.

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:13:25 +0000

I like Julia and admire her courage for introducing diffiult policies like a carbon tax.

However now it seems my only choice is to vote Green

By: Ursula

Ursula — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 06:30:15 +0000

Ummmmm, so is it the Caucus or your Personal Views that decide national policy Julia???

Just checking, cause if your personal views dominate Caucus decisions then would’nt a conscious vote be in order so all elected government representatives can have thier Personal Views equally represented.

By: Michael (Brisbane)

Michael (Brisbane) — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 08:53:08 +0000

Funny how everyone wants leaders to be decisive and not sit on the fence, but she makes a stand and the entire Oxford Street goes into meltdown. Good on her, she is doing the right thing but personally, gay marriage will come, its not what I want, but, its to be, so keep the pressure up while so many other ‘important’ issues that affect health, ability to make a living and be a socially inclusive society get ignored so one can have a lavish wedding.

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 07:51:48 +0000

Here, here. Why do politicians continue to hold the belief that their personal beliefs have any bearing on this matter? ��ճԹ� Flash! You represent Australians, not your personal beliefs.

By: Lee from Newcastle

Lee from Newcastle — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 04:48:01 +0000

and why does she keep saying she has made her personal views clear as what does this have to do with what the country or even her own political party weants ??? HELLO !

By: Dave Canberra

Dave Canberra — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:48:06 +0000

As a long time member of the ALP (30yrs is a long time, maybe too long) what really upsets me about this debate is that our lives/loves/families future happiness has nothing at all to do with policy and or social justice for the current PM.

What this about for Ms Gillard are the $’s that the social conservative De Bruin and his Catholic mates in the leadership of the SDA bring to the ALP table. De Bruin pays the ALP bills and he expects to call the shots on social policy and we in GLBT community are the price Gillard is willing to pay for De Bruins tainted dollars.

Until we accept that we need to be fighting on two fronts that is both the ALP Nat Executive (we have already won the battle of the branches and state branches) and the SDA leadership we won’t get anywhere fast. What we need to do is to take De Bruin on head on and fight him on the shop floor after all its his members money he is using to blackmail the ALP and damage each and everyone of us in the GLBT community.

So can we fight the SDA on the shop floor? Yes of course we can, don’t tell me there are no gay shop assistants in Australia. What the gay shoppies and their supporters need is leadership; they need to join the union and fight the ossified conservative SDA leadership a from within and to beat them.

By: Matthew Lang

Matthew Lang — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:50:30 +0000

Well, I haven’t seen the interview–but holding strong to her views isn’t at odds with Labor adopting a pro-gay marriage stance. It just means that her personal views would not be dictating policy. If this turned out to be the case, I would be very happy: Politicians should govern as our representatives, and as PM, her job is to represent the Australian people–in this case, regardless of her own personal views.

It does, however, remain to be seen if that will be the case.

By: DGrace

DGrace — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:01:35 +0000

Come on everybody, Australia is a backward country! Remember, this is the country where indigenous people were not even allowed to vote until the 60’s, in fact they were only considered as part of Australias “fauna and flora” and NOT as fellow human beings until not long before even that!
Gay marriage is a long way off in this backward country, if you want progressive politics im afraid you will have to move….

By: Allan

Allan — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 10:57:55 +0000

Prime Minister Gillard’s views on gay marriage were evident before the election and are evident after the election, nothing has changed, she was simply re-enforcing her personal views, I watched the interview today and the impression I got was she was just re-stating her personal views. At the end of the day she is entitled to her opinion, as we all are, even if we disagree with her view. I seen no indication that she will defy the decsion of the confrence… She was just once again reaffirming her views.

By: Krista

Krista — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 09:35:39 +0000

I’ll never vote Labor. But then I DEFINITELY would never vote Liberal. Even getting Gillard out wouldn’t be of any benefit if Abbott got voted in. My point is that gay marriage is more likely to be given the go ahead while we have a Labor government.

I choose to see her comments not necessarily as a hint that she will override any decisions made at the conference, but that she will maintain her “personal views” regardless of the outcome – and even regardless of whether gay marriage becomes Labor policy. I’m choosing to assume that these comments are simply pandering to the ACL in the hopes that she won’t become an even more unpopular PM than she already is. I still believe that we will achieve marriage equality within the term of this government!

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 09:30:42 +0000

Dear Julia,
Long after the battle is won and I am free to marry the man of my dreams, your obstinate and pig headed refusal to recognise basic human rights will NOT be forgotten.
Shame.

By: The Foley

The Foley — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 09:09:17 +0000

Unfortunately this doesn’t surprise me, as of last election I’ve just started voting for parties that support gay marriage. I’ve become so disenfranchised with the political parties in Australia that I figure I’m just going to vote one issue at a time until it changes. So it looks like I’ll be continuing to vote for the Greens and The Sex Party.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 09:08:17 +0000

Does she not understand that society is always changing? I wonder if she understands that if we always held onto “traditional beliefs” she would not be in the position she is in. It was once the case that woman couldn’t vote, let alone be the Prime Minister. Seriously Gillard, keep up with the times.

By: DavidW

DavidW — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 08:43:10 +0000

“Ditch the Bitch!” This is what was on placards in another unrelated protest against her- which at the time I thought was over the top. Now I’m thinking it suits her perfectly. She’s riled up 2million bitchy gays & millions of thier protective relatives & friends. And for what? To bow tow to one person- the one man homophobic tornado Major Brigadier Jim Wallace from the Australian Christian Lobby.

By: Eliza

Eliza — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 08:35:21 +0000

Kevin said “sorry” which was well overdue. Labor needs a new face – someone who will carry out the will of the people. Julia, grow up. You are an elected official, not a dictator