by John | Aug 29, 2011 | Australian commentary
A MATE once confided, in his cups, that he couldn’t remember why he got married. And it would be little more than selective hindsight for me to pretend to recall precisely the emotions and the reasons that led me to the altar. However, for reasons I might find...
by John | Aug 20, 2011 | Australian commentary
LAST Wednesday was National Marriage Day, an initiative of the Australian Family Association in partnership with the Australian Christian Lobby. It was organised to pre-empt MPs reporting to parliament on the views in their electorates about same-sex marriage, set...
by Alex Greenwich | Aug 4, 2011 | Australian commentary
Prof John Warhurst explains why support for marriage equality is growing: Many Australian political issues are international in character and we often care what the world is doing. The argument that we are out of step can sometimes prevent change. Why this is so is...
by Alex Greenwich | Aug 2, 2011 | AME media releases, Australian news, News
A new poll conducted by Roy Morgan Research has shown support for marriage equality is as high as 68% (details here). This poll shows that support for reform has increased since Australian Marriage Equality (AME) commissioned a Galaxy poll which put support at 62% in...
by Alex Greenwich | Jul 24, 2011 | Australian news, News
Attitudes to same-sex marriages in Australia have dramatically changed, according to a new survey. A poll of 1052 adult Australians conducted in May by Galaxy Research revealed 62 per cent of Australians support gay marriage, outweighing the number of people opposed...
