by John | Sep 19, 2012 | Australian news, News
THE NSW Premier, Barry O’Farrell, will allow Coalition MPs a conscience vote on a bill to legalise same-sex marriage, which a cross-party group of MPs will introduce this year. Liberal, Nationals, Labor and Greens MPs have formed a working party to draw up a...
by John | Sep 19, 2012 | AME media releases, News
Marriage equality advocates have welcomed the formation of a multi-partisan marriage equality campaign in NSW. Labor, Liberal, Nationals, Greens and Independent MPs will all join forces to help progress state based same-sex marriage laws (full details here and here)...
by John | Sep 16, 2012 | Australian news, News
BURNIE father Peter Moore says he didn’t hesitate when his gay son asked him to feature in an advertisement for marriage equality. Mr Moore is in a Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group advertisement that highlights the link between marriage and family....
by John | Sep 13, 2012 | AME media releases, News
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BILL SET FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA / ADVOCATES SAY MARRIAGE EQUALITY MOMENTUM “UNSTOPPABLE” / CALL FOR CONSCIENCE VOTE FROM COALITION Marriage equality advocates have welcomed today’s announcement by the WA Greens that they will...
by John | Sep 11, 2012 | AME media releases, News
Marriage equality advocates have called on Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, to rule out a High Court challenge to a Tasmanian law allowing same-sex marriages. The call comes in the wake of a question to Acting Prime Minister, Wayne Swan, from Tasmanian independent,...