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Sun 15th Jul, 2012 in Local News
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Update Friday July 20:
Well done with all your voting everyone! It looks like the question to the Prime Minister about marriage equality will be the first to get acked tomorrow. We’ll be watching!

Australians keen for marriage equality are glad a question about same-sex marriage is in the top three questions submitted for Prime Minister Julia Gillard to answer in a unique live chat on Google+ next weekend.

For the last few days, people have been given the chance to ask the PM all sorts of questions – political or otherwise – for her to answer at 11am on Saturday July 21, when she’ll appear in a live internet forum to answer the three most popular ones.

Earlier this year, US President Barack Obama appeared in a similar discussion live from the While House via Google+.

A question by Shane Bazzi is currently in the third spot, and we hope it stayed there. He enquires:

“Dear Prime Minister, as the first female, atheist, unmarried Prime Minister of Australia, and leader of a self-described socially progressive party, how do you explain your opposition to same-sex marriage and “deeply held” belief that same-sex couples should continue to be discriminated against by a piece of legislation (the Marriage Act)? Why are heterosexual relationships more valued than same-sex relationships?”

A similar question by Stacey Hocking is in fourth place:

“Prime Minister, as a young, heterosexual, Melbournian, Female Atheist, I was so proud when you were elected. I thought, finally a sensible woman in power! Sadly I have been disappointed. Especially with your lack of support for Marriage equality. Homosexual couples are recognised for centerlink purposes, so their payments are reduced if they declare this. Hardly seems fair does it? As an atheist, for me, marriage is about love and love only. Why is it not the same for you? Don’t you think It is embarrassing that Australia is still in the dark ages on this issue?”

See and vote for people’s questions to the Prime Minister here, and find out more about the ‘hangout’ below.

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cammm

cammm said on the 13th Jul, 2012

This same question has been asked a lot and she has said many times before that she doesn't see marriage holding any significance over a relationship, using her own heterosexual de facto relationship and her choice not to marry as an example.
I think the questions need to be altered to ask why she is comparing her relationship and her choice not to marry, to that of a homosexual relationship when we don't have the choice.

Asherbella

Asherbella said on the 13th Jul, 2012

Prime Minister Julia Gillard is such an articulate, down to earth woman.
She's gone on record as saying marriage equality is inevitable for Australia.
Given what cammm has said just above me, I think we just have to be patient.
I've said before marriage equality most likely won't be a reality for us for another decade.
Meanwhile, the ability to give, share and receive love is what counts most.
Equal Love. Marriage equality is fair. It's just and fair and right. Marriage equality.
To borrow Whitlam's campaign slogan: "It's time".

TheOldie

TheOldie said on the 13th Jul, 2012

She's a lost cause.

Someone will be sticking the knife into her back very soon.

Marko

Marko said on the 13th Jul, 2012

...people actually use Google+? Wow this is news to me.

As for the question for Queen Ranga, she'll just deflect it and give the same answer she always does. An she's suppose to be from the progressive left? Pfft, it was the Right that put her there. At least Rudd never lied about where he stood.

DavoJimbo

DavoJimbo said on the 13th Jul, 2012

fuck waiting - I am with the oldie - With her numbers, it will not be long before someone stick a knife in her back, as she did with rudd - hopefully her replacement will be of sound mind ... abbott needs to go as well - and once she gets replaced, his numbers will hopefully dive and he will get the knife, too..

the only problem i have with waiting for the old bigotted fucks to die and the next generation to pass gay marriage is that i am fast becoming one of the old fucks lol

Anthony Mahera

Anthony Mahera said on the 13th Jul, 2012



I think I'm going to throw up :/

dougster

dougster said on the 13th Jul, 2012

and sounds like a bogan.

Spooky

Spooky said on the 14th Jul, 2012

I wonder if one day that, you'll say that, you care
If you say you love me madly, I'll gladly, be there
Like a puppet on a string
Love is just like a merry-go-round
With all the fun of a fair
One day I'm feeling down on the ground
Then I'm up in the air
Are you leading me on?
Tomorrow will you be gone?

lonelyeastside

lonelyeastside said on the 16th Jul, 2012

Ive actually registered this as my question to her on the your say website, in light of the massive majority vote the NSW Youth Parliment passed a motion to lobby for same sex marriage rights, would the labour govenment re-consider its position. Ive not found out if I am invited to ask her the question, but if I do i'll definately report it all here.

dougster

dougster said on the 18th Jul, 2012

shes not going to back down on this. it'll take our generation 2 right this wrong.

Papilio

Papilio said on the 18th Jul, 2012



White trash. What is it with that hair and those jackets and those cheap KMart shoes? For a "working class" immigrant girl who got lucky she isn't trying very hard - or maybe she is? :mad:

chad_74

chad_74 said on the 19th Jul, 2012

people are very harsh in their judgement of Julia. Julia did not Knife kevin Rudd in the back ,She was the only one ballsy enough to stand up to him and rid Australia of a future Hitler,Hussain etc etc and workplace bully.She was the only one brave enough to become the leader the others hid .
We as a nation are not doing too badly.We are working through Rudds fuck ups albeit slowly due to madness and cheap political shots overriding sensibility and national interest from the greens and libs. We will soon pay off the debt inflicted by the Rudd labor government and we get a few extra boat people coming in but then of course if we are so economically sound with many job prospects why wouldnt more refugees choose to come here.
Its about time as a nation we showed some maturity and also do as what we pride ourselves on -giving people a fair go
Julia deserves it at the very least.

Marko

Marko said on the 19th Jul, 2012

people are very harsh in their judgement of Julia. Julia did not Knife kevin Rudd in the back ,She was the only one ballsy enough to stand up to him and rid Australia of a future Hitler,Hussain etc etc and workplace bully.She was the only one brave enough to become the leader the others hid .
We as a nation are not doing too badly.We are working through Rudds fuck ups albeit slowly due to madness and cheap political shots overriding sensibility and national interest from the greens and libs. We will soon pay off the debt inflicted by the Rudd labor government and we get a few extra boat people coming in but then of course if we are so economically sound with many job prospects why wouldnt more refugees choose to come here.
Its about time as a nation we showed some maturity and also do as what we pride ourselves on -giving people a fair go
Julia deserves it at the very least.

Yeah and the majority of Australians that voted down the Labor party at the 2010 election causing it to forge a coalition with the greens and independents, would disagree with you on that one. She's dead at the next election (poloitically speaking). They'll either return Rudd, or Rudd will be one of the few remaining members of the ALP in the Federal Parliament after the election. Julia had her "fair go" let go when she removed our prime minister, so fuck her she's had her chance and Australians clearly just don't like her.

chad_74

chad_74 said on the 19th Jul, 2012

Why do people not like Gillard is the question that should be asked.
Another question that should be asked is she being victimised for being "a childless woman athiest"I put to everyone if it was bill shorten or wayne swan or another male that took over we would not be having this discussion in fact we would not be hearing a peep or seeing blatent political undermining by the rudd camp.
The media and rudd have made Julia the Camila of australian politics where Princess Rudd (diana) can do no wrong and be fully unaccountable for his conduct and doings.
It is totally sad Australians are persuaded more by spin than facts.

Anthony Mahera

Anthony Mahera said on the 19th Jul, 2012

Cause she is a liar and got BUSTED!!!!! Hard!

chad_74

chad_74 said on the 19th Jul, 2012

Is changing policy being a liar or a good listener and flexible...
Both labor and Libs agreed with the greens to bring in a carbon tax if given the right to govern.
the libs at the end of the day thankfully lost out. I do not disbelieve Abbott when he says hes going to get rid of the carbon tax,Im sure he will .It will then become an emmisions trading scheme.Just a tax collected by the private sector not government.

Could someone please clarify if julia said no Ets or no carbon tax

mark_

mark_ said on the 19th Jul, 2012

The woman has been making errors of judgement, non-stop, for the last two years. But she is surrounded by slimy creeps.

The_Freak

The_Freak said on the 19th Jul, 2012

Well, I'm certainly not defending Julia because I think all politicians will tell us anything to get elected. But I do remember, as I'm sure most do, that John Howard said, "There will be no GST under a government that I lead" And then he did a deal with the Democrats (Keeping the bastards honest, I don't think so! :eek: ) and POOF :D, we have a GST.

I have to agree that I think your average Aussie still thinks Julia stabbed Kevin 07 in the back, and if it weren't for the Greens we'd have Big Ears (sorry Tony, love the budgie smugglers ;)) as PM.

Marko

Marko said on the 19th Jul, 2012

Why do people not like Gillard is the question that should be asked.
Another question that should be asked is she being victimised for being "a childless woman athiest"I put to everyone if it was bill shorten or wayne swan or another male that took over we would not be having this discussion in fact we would not be hearing a peep or seeing blatent political undermining by the rudd camp.
The media and rudd have made Julia the Camila of australian politics where Princess Rudd (diana) can do no wrong and be fully unaccountable for his conduct and doings.
It is totally sad Australians are persuaded more by spin than facts.

Australians saw herself, Shorten and Swan kill their Prime Minister, they retaliated as such in 2010.

As for Gillard being a "Childless woman Atheist', It's often the conservatives attacking her for this. I'm a male childless atheist and would remain as such more then likely for the rest of my life, i can understand this part. However given her atheism I cannot understand her constant denial of equal marriage.

Rudd has only played the media the one time he challenged, and she was kept in place by the people that put her there in the first place, not the Australian people. Of all the polls conducted during that period, Rudd always scored massively against her. So seriously who did the Australian people favor?

chad_74

chad_74 said on the 20th Jul, 2012

Kev is popular because he is a master of spin.Continually playing the victim.He is no victim ,he had the greatest job in australia but he fucked it up.His continual excuse of "dolly did it"is typical.If he cannot accept he was at fault for being dismissed and learn from it he does not deserve another chance.
Hes just another rich prick whom does not understand no or the democratic process.