by John | Mar 16, 2013 | AME media releases, News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions
Marriage equality advocates say that if Tony Abbott truly accepts his lesbian sister he will accept her partner as his sister-in-law. Australian Marriage Equality national director, Rodney Croome, was responding to this evening’s interview with Tony Abbott on...
by John | Mar 15, 2013 | Australian news, News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions
BYRON Shire officially joined the fight for marriage equality when a mayoral proposal to introduce a series of symbolic gestures supporting same-sex marriage was passed by councillors today. Among the moves approved by six of the nine councillors are a “marriage...
by John | Mar 14, 2013 | Australian commentary, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions
Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott are to be placed under renewed pressure to support gay marriage rights with the Greens intent on making the popular reform a key election issue. The party also wants to test Mr Abbott’s assertion during a 60 Minutes interview last...
by John | Mar 14, 2013 | News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
NEW Zealand lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favour of a bill allowing same-sex marriage, all but assuring that it will soon become law. Lawmakers supported the bill 77 to 44 in the second of three votes needed for a bill to be approved. The second vote is typically...
by John | Mar 13, 2013 | News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
Second reading support is firm but submissions reveal wider range of opinion and doubts at speed of change. After months of emotional submissions and some bitter protest, a bill to legalise same-sex marriage appears likely to pass another hurdle with barely a dent in...
