by Jen | Mar 13, 2014 | AME media releases, Australian commentary, News
A survey of South Australian election candidates by Australian Marriage Equality has found the Liberal member for Adelaide, Rachel Sanderson, is a supporter of South Australia leading the nation on marriage equality. The survey also found strong support for the reform...
by Carol Burger | Feb 22, 2014 | AME Talks, Australian commentary, Australian news
Most South Australians — including the two contestants for the position of Premier — think gay marriage should be legal. Of the more than 3200 responses to a Future SA question on whether gay marriage should be legal in SA, almost six in 10 said it should, while 41.6...
by Carol Burger | Jul 25, 2013 | AME Talks, Australian commentary
A push to legalise same-sex marriage in South Australia has failed after MPs voted against legislation in State Parliament. Labor backbencher Susan Close’s Same Sex Marriage Bill 2013 was defeated on the strength of voices in the Lower House and no division was...
by Carol Burger | Jul 25, 2013 | AME Talks, Australian commentary
A bill to legalise same-sex marriage in South Australia will be sabotaged by the state’s Labor government in an attempt to wedge the Liberal Party, gay rights advocates say. The government will force the bill to a vote today despite it not having the numbers to...
by Carol Burger | Jul 24, 2013 | AME Talks, Australian news
A vote on same-sex marriage is likely in Parliament’s Lower House tomorrow but the instigator of the legislation is not confident it will gain the approval of enough MPs. Even if the Same Sex Marriage Bill 2013, introduced by Labor backbencher Susan Close, is...