Four Australian State Labor Party branches have endorsed marriage equality.
The first was Tasmania in July 2009. For media reports, click here and here
The second was Victoria in November 2009. For a media report, click here. A copy of the motion is below.
The third was South Australia in November 2010. For a media report, click here. A copy of the motion is below.
The fourth was Queensland in June 2011. For a media report, click here.
Other State Labor branches are expected to debate marriage equality in the lead up to the National Labor Conference in December 2011.
Victorian Labor State Conference, 21 November 21st, 2009
Victorian Labor believes that people are entitled to respect, equality, dignity and the opportunity to participate in society free from hatred or harassment and receive the protection of the law regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity. We congratulate the Rudd Labor Government on removing discrimination against same-sex couples from a raft of commonwealth laws in 2008.
South Australian Labor State Conference, November 27th, 2010
This Convention calls upon the ALP National Conference to amend the Platform to support the legal right of all adult couples in Australia to be married if they so choose, and for that marriage to be recognised and registered by law in Australia, regardless of the sexual orientation, or gender, of the parties to the marriage.