by Alex Greenwich | Aug 3, 2011 | AME media releases, News
Marriage equality advocates are disappointed that Malcolm Turnbull says there is community support for civil unions despite his own electorate saying it doesn’t want them. During an address to the National Press Club today Mr Turnbull said “I think there...
by Alex Greenwich | Aug 3, 2011 | Australian commentary
The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is poised for a marriage equality showdown at its national conference in December, after its Australian Capital Territory (ACT) branch backed access to marriage for same-sex couples at the weekend. The ACT motion endorsed “the legal...
by Alex Greenwich | Aug 3, 2011 | Australian commentary
The first national census that began counting same-sex couples occurred in 1996 when the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) declared its snapshot of the country’s population would include same-sex de facto relationships for the first time. At the time, same-sex...
by Alex Greenwich | Aug 2, 2011 | AME media releases, Australian news, News
Marriage Equality advocates have welcomed the announcement by the Federal Member for Brisbane and Liberal MP, Teresa Gambaro, that 73% of her electorate support full marriage equality. Ms Gambaro polled over 1500 people and also found that support for civil unions was...
by Alex Greenwich | Aug 2, 2011 | AME media releases, News
Marriage equality advocates have welcomed support for allowing same-sex marriages from an ALP branch in the Sydney electorate of Reid only days after their federal member, John Murphy, said Labor members who support marriage equality should “join the...
