by Alex Greenwich | Jun 18, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions
Australian Marriage Equality has called for Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi to be disciplined for more offensive comments about same-sex marriage. In a new interview with Fairfax, Bernardi claimed that a petition to legally recognise multi-member unions was evidence of...
by John | Mar 17, 2013 | AME media releases, News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions
Today’s NSW marriage equality inquiry hearing was told that state civil unions are not a substitute for state laws allowing same-sex couples to marry. Australian Marriage Equality NSW convener, Malcolm McPherson, said the marriage equality advocates who appeared...
by John | Jan 24, 2012 | Australian news, News
Media statement – NSW Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby 24 January 2012 The Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby (NSW) welcomes the recent announcement by Senator Sarah Hanson Young to refer the Marriage Equality Amendment Bill to the Senate Legal and Constitutional...
by Alex Greenwich | Nov 23, 2011 | Australian commentary
In preparation for its upcoming National Conference, the Australian Labor Party has released a draft of its National Platform. The platform is the party’s governing document — it is what the party believes in. Clause 116 of Chapter 9 states that “Labor believes that...
