by Jen | Jan 21, 2016 | AME media releases, Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Advocates have called on the federal government to follow South Australia’s lead by recognising overseas same-sex marriages. South Australian Premier, Jay Weatherill, has responded to the tragic case of a British man not being recognised as his husband’s...
by Jen | Feb 22, 2014 | AME media releases, Australian commentary, News
Advocates have welcomed a poll showing a majority of South Australians want their state to take the lead on marriage equality. In a poll published in today’s Adelaide Advertiser, almost 60% of a sample of 2835 South Australians answered “yes” when...
by Carol Burger | Feb 22, 2014 | AME Talks, Australian commentary, Australian news
Most South Australians — including the two contestants for the position of Premier — think gay marriage should be legal. Of the more than 3200 responses to a Future SA question on whether gay marriage should be legal in SA, almost six in 10 said it should, while 41.6...
by Carol Burger | Jul 25, 2013 | AME Talks, Australian commentary, Australian news
A Labor backbencher’s bid to legalise gay marriage in South Australia has been defeated in the state’s lower house. Susan Close’s bill was defeated on Thursday after Liberal MPs opposed it on party lines, while Labor members were given a conscience...
by Carol Burger | Jul 25, 2013 | AME Talks, Australian commentary
A push to legalise same-sex marriage in South Australia has failed after MPs voted against legislation in State Parliament. Labor backbencher Susan Close’s Same Sex Marriage Bill 2013 was defeated on the strength of voices in the Lower House and no division was...