by Jen | Jan 24, 2014 | AME media releases, Australian commentary, News
A new Australian Government report, showing children raised by same-sex couples do as well as other children, has “blown out of the water” the main argument against marriage equality according to advocates for the reform. The Australian Institute of Family...
by Jen | Jan 23, 2014 | AME media releases, Australian commentary, News
Marriage equality advocates have welcomed the Federal Government’s inclusion of same-sex couples in a plan to offer $200 relationship counselling vouchers to couples, but say if the Government is serious about keeping same-sex couples together it should allow...
by Jen | Jan 14, 2014 | Australian news, News
Australian Marriage Equality has welcomed a pledge by Modern Family actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson to donate $10,000 to support the fight for marriage equality in Australia. Read more (Source: Gay News Network)
by Jen | Jan 14, 2014 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
The majority of the Australian electorate supports the idea, other Western democracies have been changing their marriage laws apace, and just last month the High Court confirmed that our government has the constitutional power to legislate for same-sex marriage. It...
by Jen | Jan 11, 2014 | News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
Announcement comes after state’s governor put status of couples ‘on hold’ pending appeal of marriage ban ruling. US Attorney General Eric Holder had some good news for the more than 1,000 same-sex couples in Utah who got married in recent weeks:...