by Carol Burger | May 30, 2013 | AME media releases, AME Talks, Australian commentary, News
Australian Marriage Equality Media Release Thursday May 30th 2013 Marriage equality advocates have renewed their call on the major parties to support the recognition of overseas same-sex marriages following the first same-sex marriage in France this morning...
by Jen | May 9, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Supporters of same-sex marriage would be misguided to encourage the idea of a referendum this September at the time of the federal election. The idea has been put on the agenda by a most unlikely combination of public figures. But they have done so for contradictory...
by Jen | May 7, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
JULIA GILLARD HAS PROMISED A CONSCIENCE VOTE ON MARRIAGE EQUALITY TO LABOR MPS. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH IT IS time for politicians to say yes to gay marriage. A conscience vote on the matter can be held anytime in Federal Parliament in the lead-up to September’s...
by Jen | May 6, 2013 | News, Overseas commentary, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions
On one side of the great divide, the past few days have been revolutionary. France became the 14th country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage, eight years after Canada did. Rhode Island became the 10th U.S. state to do so, in a fast-changing America where six...
by Jen | May 6, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
PM Julia GIllard walks to ABC studios in Parliament House, Canberra, to appear on this morning’s Insiders program. Picture: Ray Strange Source: News Limited PRIME Minister Julia Gillard says the success of gay marriage laws is reliant on conservative parties...