Do you think Gay Marriage leads to

[donnashuggy]

Beast....iality

How embarrassing for the Liberal Party.  😄

Does anyone actually agree with Bernadi?

[bella_again]

This wasn't the site but look here gives a really good comparison over the years

http://abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/2071.0main+features852012-2013

[catsnknots]

3% of the population is also Muslim... 

lots of their laws are Sharia laws and most of those I don't want recognised.... polygamy is one of their laws... 

should they get the right to multiple wives? 

for the record I am for Gay Marriage. I am just putting forward the argument that is being put forward. 

I am off to work... will continue this debate tonight. 

[bella_again]

Super I never saw the Gallop poll but I go by the ABS in which everyone responds and would suggest that would be more accurate.  Depending of course on the actual sample size the Gallop poll used?

[monman12]

DY: "I guess we will find out when Abbott gives him a ministry position John."

I doubt it, as Abbott will have plenty of people to choose from post September, none of then nutters.

[bella_again]

Same-sex couples account for a very small proportion of all couple families. They comprised 0.7% in 2011, up from 0.6% in 2006,

And my apologies the ).4% was the 2001 figure I believe.

[monman12]

SN: " But in any case 33 000 sounds ridiculously low; are you sure that was not just for one state?"

From the ABS

Same-sex couples

Same-sex couples as a proportion of all couples

[lakeland27]

LL: ".......and yes Donna, cory and tone are good mates"
Interesting LL, some evidence would be good, not that DY needs any when firing!

".......Abbott and his office think Bernardi is “a total liability” and “even the conservative wing finds him to be a complete screwball”. Abbott was not available to comment."

I would guess that being myopic is not a disadvantage  when taking aim!

it is the case, Abbott only temporarily demoted his friend cory for appearances sake.

being unavailable for comment is an act of omission which backs the statement if anything.

bernardi's faction is a powerful one and will recieve ministerial responsibility as is the usual practice.

and CB, i prefer muslims to these people. they are a lot more honest and open generally speaking..

[bella_again]

You'll see the total in Australia according to ABS as 33714.  from the same page as John's graph.  It's probably better to go to the link and read it all.

SAME-SEX COUPLES – 2011(a)

	Number				Proportion(%)(b)
State or Territory	Greater capital city(a)	Balance of State	Total		Greater capital city(a)	Balance of State	Total
NSW	10 032	2 699	12 731		1.1	0.5	0.8
Vic.	7 427	1 302	8 729		0.9	0.4	0.7
Qld	3 663	2 324	5 987		0.8	0.5	0.6
SA	1 694	235	1 929		0.6	0.3	0.5
WA	2 220	357	2577		0.6	0.3	0.5
Tas.	349	256	605		0.8	0.4	0.6
NT	169	116	285		0.7	0.8	0.7
ACT(c)	871	..	871		1.1	..	1.1
Australia	26 425	7 289(d)	33 714		0.9	0.5	0.7

[bella_again]

Sorry the formatting died when I posted not as gifted as Moman!!!

But its broken down state by state and the total is  33,714 for all of Australia in 2011.

[Anonymous]

isnt this old news?