by Carol Burger | Aug 13, 2014 | AME Talks, Australian news, Uncategorized
Alex Greenwich can remember a time when a fund-raising event for a marriage equality campaign would be run from a pizza shop and raise $600. This year, during the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, campaigners raised $40,000 in one night to take their fight for reform...
by Jen | Jul 22, 2014 | AME media releases, Australian commentary, News
Advocates have called on Labor leader, Bill Shorten, to use his keynote speech to the annual Australian Christian Lobby conference to explain why he supports marriage equality. Australian Marriage Equality national director, Rodney Croome, said, “Bill Shorten...
by Jen | Jul 4, 2014 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Despite the growing number of countries legislating for same-sex marriage, deputy opposition leader Tanya Plibersek has told the Star Observer the “inevitable momentum” towards marriage equality in Australia could be set back years by going to a vote too...
by Carol Burger | Dec 13, 2013 | Australian news, News
Supporters of same-sex marriage law reform say they are dismayed and disappointed by a High Court decision which struck down the ACT legislation, but the issue appears certain to live on. Hours after the High Court unanimously ruled that the ACT’s Marriage...
by Jen | Nov 20, 2013 | Australian news, News
Australia’s Parliament has returned with Prime Minister Tony Abbott and newly-elected Labor Party leader Bill Shorten locking horns on boats, debt and the economy. On the issue of marriage equality, the Attorney-General Senator George Brandis has decided to take the...
