by John | Jun 5, 2012 | AME media releases, News
Marriage equality advocates have welcomed the Victorian Greens’ plan to allow same-sex couples to marry under state law and called on Premier Ted Baillieu to allow a conscience vote on the issue. Greens’ Upper House member, Sue Pennicuik, says she will...
by John | Jun 5, 2012 | Australian commentary
On Thursday the NSW Legislative Council passed a motion by 22 votes to 16 calling on the Commonwealth to provide for marriage equality. The result was a surprisingly clear win for the advocates of same-sex marriage. Members were permitted a conscience vote. With party...
by John | Jun 2, 2012 | Australian news, News
THEY grappled with polygamy, religion and the privatisation of marriage – but in the end, the New South Wales Upper House yesterday voted to support gay marriage. Premier Barry O’Farrell allowed Upper House MPs a conscience vote on the motion, put forward...
by John | May 31, 2012 | Australian news, News
The NSW upper house has joined Tasmania and ACT parliaments in calling for the federal government to allow gay marriage. The NSW upper house has passed a motion calling on the federal government to allow gay marriage, despite a Liberal MP saying that change could lead...
by John | May 31, 2012 | AME media releases, News
NSW PARLIAMENT VOTES FOR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE / SUPPORT FROM COALITION MPS FOR GAY MARRIAGE MOTION ADDS PRESSURE ON ABBOTT / COMBET SUPPORT FOR MARRIAGE EQUALITY BOOSTS ADVOCATES’ HOPE FOR REFORM Support from Coalition MPs has seen the NSW Upper House pass a motion...
