MARRIAGE EQUALITY
‘Perserverence And Bravery’: Charting Australia’s Long Path To Marriage Equality
Thirteen years of tireless campaigning for marriage equality in Australia are documented in new book Yes Yes Yes: Australia’s Journey to Marriage Equality. The majority “yes” vote was announced on November …
Anglicans Should Apologise For Postal Survey Conduct, Alex Greenwich Says
Independent Sydney MP and Equality Campaign co-chair Alex Greenwich has written to the Anglican Church asking for an apology for the LGBTIQ community instead of lobbying for discrimination against gay …
‘Never Again’: Extent Of Anti-Gay Abuse During Postal Survey Revealed
Marriage equality campaigners have revealed the shocking extent of the anti-gay abuse they received during last year’s marriage law postal survey. In a submission to a Senate inquiry looking at …
Australia Has Finally Achieved Marriage Equality, But There’s More To Be Done
By Paula Gerber, Monash University It took a long time, but on Thursday Australia became the 26th country to achieve marriage equality. The LGBTI community is euphoric and relieved with …
Turnbull, Abbott, Shorten Agree ‘It’s Time’ For Marriage Equality
It’s time! Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told parliament yesterday the legalisation of same-sex marriage was a “momentous social reform” as debate began in the lower house on a private bill …
‘Let’s Make 2018 A Year Of Love, Equality And Commitment’
Marriage equality campaigners are cheering the historic passage of same-sex legislation through the Senate on Wednesday. Liberal Senator Dean Smith’s marriage equality bill was passed 43 votes to 12 on …
MPs ‘Won’t Leave Canberra Until Same-Sex Marriage Is Legalised’
The federal government’s Leader of the House Christopher Pyne has vowed that MPs won’t be leaving Canberra until same-sex marriage is legalised. The Turnbull government has cancelled a sitting week …
Queensland celebrates as Australia voted YES
Australia voted YES in the same-sex marriage postal survey. The ABS announced the results on Wednesday morning to high emotion and jubilation around the country. A crowd of hundreds gathered …
If Australia Says ‘Yes’ This Is How Our MPs Will Vote
If Australia returns a majority ‘Yes’ vote tomorrow and tells Parliament it wants same-sex marriage to be legalised it will be up to our politicians to sort it out. So …
WATCH: Grandfather, 104, explains why he’s voting YES
104-year-old grandfather Alex has a very simple reason for voting Yes to gay marriage. He wants his grandson Paul to be happy. As voting draws to a close, Australian Marriage …
