Weekly Update - 5 April - same-sex 'marriage', euthanasia, climate change report, articles on issues, campaigns

This week we've updated ALL the contact pages for MPs - state and federal governments, PM website, Premiers etc.

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Now the News, articles about the issues, and Ongoing campaigns!

Australian News

1. Tasmania – same-sex ‘marriage’ Bill re-introduced

The same-sex ‘marriage’ issue is back on the agenda in Tasmania. Homosexual lobby group Australian Marriage Equality (AME) has been campaigning hard – there is an election on 4 May for THREE Legislative Council divisions - Montgomery, Nelson and Pembroke (election details). Apparently the representatives from those three divisions all voted AGAINST same-sex ‘marriage’ when the Legislative Council last voted on the issue. AME want MLCs elected who support same-sex ‘marriage’ (read account of AME’s lobbying).

Weekly Update 27 March - Abortion, politics, slave trafficking, OS Court cases, Ongoing Campaigns

Australian News

1. Tasmanians – PLEASE SIGN online petition against abortion

If you live in Tasmania, please sign the online petition to Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It begins, “Tasmanian citizens draw to the attention of the House that the Minister for Children intends to legislate for late-term abortion in Tasmania, which is totally unacceptable….”

Weekly Update 22 March - Politics, Multiculturalism report, Anti-discrimination laws, Abortion in Tas

Another eventful week - so much happening!

Australian News

1. Federal politics – leadership challenge
After a week of speculation, the federal Labor Party caucus has held a special meeting to ‘resolve’ the leadership issues. On Thursday, after a public call by Simon Crean to hold a ballot on the leadership, Julia Gillard announced, at the start of Question Time, that a meeting would be held to vote on the leadership at 4.30pm.

Weekly Update 15 March - abortion drugs, freedom of the press, prostitution, Islam, sex slavery and more!

Australian News

1. Abortion drugs – Marie Stopes wants them subsidised by YOU!
Cherish Life (Qld) reports that Marie Stopes, the large chain of abortion providers, has applied to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Advisory Committee, asking that the abortion drugs be funded by taxpayers. The application is being considered at their March meeting (see agenda). The drugs, Mifepristone Linepharma (RU486) and GyMiso, currently cost around $300 according to a Health and Ageing Department spokeswoman.