Australian Marriage Equality has welcomed the announcement of the Leader of Opposition, Bill Shorten, that he will introduce a marriage equality bill to federal parliament.
Ivan Hinton-Teoh, Deputy National Director of Australian Marriage Equality, said,
“We thank Bill Shorten for being the first leader of a major political party to introduce a marriage equality bill.”
“We hope this bill provides the circuit breaker needed for the Coalition party room to deal with the issue and decide on a free vote.”
“The ball is now firmly in the Prime Minister’s court to allow the many members of the Coalition who support marriage equality to be able to vote for it, and play their part in this historic reform.”
“Now is the time for reform, and an ever increasing majority of Australians want marriage equality delivered urgently.”
For further comment:
Ivan Hinton-Teoh on 0419 124 826
Author: Ivan Hinton-Teoh
Publication: AME Media Release
Date: 26 May 2015