Simon Benson -- The Australian -- 13 November 2017 A conservative-backed same-sex marriage bill enshrining wide-reaching shield laws for celebrants, businesses, educators, charities and parents opposed to gay marriage will be taken to the Coalition partyroom in a looming showdown over freedom of speech and religious...
Senator Paterson – The Australian – 13 November, 2017 On the question of religious freedom and same-sex marriage, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten both put it well. On September 15, the Prime Minister said: “I just want to reassure Australians that as strongly...
Media release -- Monday 13 November, 2017 Senator James Paterson has today released a draft bill to legalise same sex marriage in Australia, while preserving the freedoms of all Australians. “I’ve long believed that same sex couples deserve the freedom to marry, just like every other Australian....
Andrew Tillett -- Australian Financial Review -- 30 October 2017 Liberal MPs have revived calls for the Australian embassy to be relocated to Jerusalem ahead of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's truncated trip to Israel. Mr Turnbull was forced to delay his departure after the High Court banished...
James Paterson -- J Wire -- 23 October 2017 It’s becoming abundantly clear that Labor is abandoning its support for Israel, and the few remaining pro-Israel Labor MPs appear incapable of stopping it…writes Senator James Paterson. The South Australia Labor party conference unanimously supported the unilateral recognition...
James Paterson -- Australian Financial Review -- 16 October 2016 The fact that the cost of renewable energy is falling is a good thing. But it raises big questions about the future of energy policy. Globally, the cost of wind-powered generation has halved in the past seven...