by John | Feb 18, 2013 | AME media releases, News
The issue of same-sex marriage has risen in the West Australian state election, with Australian Marriage Equality (AME) surveying key candidates on where they stand. National Convenor of AME, Rodney Croome, said support for marriage equality is high across many WA...
by John | Feb 16, 2013 | Australian news, News
TASMANIAN same-sex couples have sent a message of love to Legislative Council members who opposed the Same-Sex Marriage Bill last year. Couples seeking the right to marry left roses at Parliament House as a symbol of their love. “Valentine’s Day is about...
by John | Feb 15, 2013 | Australian commentary
UK politicians have just said ‘I do’ to marriage equality. To win the fight here, Australian campaigners need to show they value marriage as much as equality, writes Rodney Croome The overwhelming vote for marriage equality in the UK House of Commons sends...
by John | Feb 14, 2013 | AME weblog, Australian commentary
Marriage equality advocates have renewed their calls for Tony Abbott to allow a conscience vote for Coalition MPs on marriage equality after the Opposition leader said “no-one should be told what to do” when Liberal Party branches and pre-selectors vote on...
by John | Feb 14, 2013 | Australian news, News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
A TASMANIAN couple want to wait to marry in Tasmania rather than in the United Kingdom. David Samson is Scottish but became an Australian citizen soon after he arrived in the country 22 years ago. He had met Australian partner Kevin O’Loghlin while working in...