by Jen | May 29, 2015 | AME media releases, Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Bill Shorten urged to press ahead. Marriage equality advocates are still hopeful there will be cross-party support for marriage equality legislation despite Graham Perrett’s announcement that he is not the co-sponsor of legislation proposed by Liberal, Warren...
by Jen | May 28, 2015 | AME media releases, Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Marriage equality advocates have welcomed a proposed cross-party marriage equality bill. Liberal MP, Warren Entsch, and Labor MP, Graham Perrett, have revealed they will co-sponsor a new marriage equality bill and seek support from members in other parties and from...
by Jen | May 27, 2015 | AME media releases, Australian commentary, News
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...
by Jen | May 9, 2015 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
West Australian Labor MP Melissa Parke has hit back at MPs in her party who are opposed to a binding vote on same-sex marriage. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
by Jen | Apr 30, 2015 | AME media releases, Australian commentary, News
Advocates urge MPs to work for reform, not argue over process Marriage equality advocates say they are disappointed by Bill Shorten’s opposition to a Labor binding vote on the issue and have urged marriage equality supporters in parliament to work for achieving...