by Jen | Aug 18, 2013 | Australian news, News
As hundreds of people yesterday rallied in the streets in a pre-election push for marriage equality, a new poll suggests voters in key Victorian seats strongly back legalising same-sex unions. The ReachTEL poll, conducted exclusively for Fairfax Media, shows most...
by Jen | Aug 18, 2013 | Australian news, News, World news
IT will be very traditional, Wellington wedding planner Paula Bevege explains. At 8.30 tomorrow morning, Newcastle veterinarian Paul McCarthy will race down to Wellington’s Town Hall, collect his marriage certificate, and within the hour he’ll be a married...
by Jen | Aug 18, 2013 | Australian news, News
Marriage Equality is unlikely to win Labor any new votes in Western Sydney marginal electorates but exclusive polling has revealed voters in the Liberal heartland of Bennelong are supportive of same-sex marriage laws. While Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has committed to...
by Jen | Aug 17, 2013 | Australian news, News
A West Australian state Liberal MP has been accused of linking gay marriage to incest. In a speech opposing gay marriage earlier this week, Upper House Member Nick Goiran posed a hypothetical situation about a half brother and sister who wanted to marry and have...
by Alex Greenwich | Aug 15, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, Labor Party, News, Our Say, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, Politicians, Supporters of Equality, Where do the parties stand, Who supports equality
Kevin Rudd says he’s ready to move on marriage equality. The new sense of urgency is welcome – and it’s a shift that makes good political sense for Labor, writes Rodney Croome Kevin Rudd’s commitment to introduce marriage equality in his first hundred days...
by Alex Greenwich | Aug 15, 2013 | AME media releases, Australian news, News, Politicians, Supporters of Equality, Who supports equality
Today Australian Marriage Equality launched our 2013 federal election campaign. Find out which candidates support marriage equality now! Our new vote4love.org website has now gone live. You will now be able to see where your local candidates stand on the issue of...
