by Jen | May 28, 2015 | AME media releases, Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Marriage equality advocates have welcomed the leadership that key Coalition MPs have shown on marriage equality and called for all supporters to work together to achieve a reform that is now easily in the grasp of this parliament. Rodney Croome, Australian Marriage...
by Jen | May 28, 2015 | AME media releases, Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Advocates welcome support from Anna Burke and Dio Wang. Marriage equality advocates have welcomed the Prime Minister’s green light for more cross-party co-operation on the issue, and have hailed support from Labor MP, Anna Burke, and Palmer United Senator, Dio...
by Jen | May 20, 2015 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Former deputy prime minister Wayne Swan has switched his position on same-sex marriage, conceding he was “wrong” to oppose it, as new figures put Federal Parliament less than a handful of votes away from backing the landmark reform.
by Jen | May 16, 2015 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News, Overseas commentary, World news
Thirty years as best friends, eight years as a couple, one dying wish fulfilled. Australian couple Lee Bransden and Sandra Yates said ‘I do’ at Rotorua’s Mitai Village on Saturday afternoon, a ceremony made all the more poignant because Bransden has...
by Jen | May 12, 2015 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Catholic Priest Reverend Father Terry (front row in blue jumper) and his parishioners making the heart sign in support of marriage equality. The Mothers Day weekend was seen by Catholic Priest, Reverend Fr Terry Fitzpatrick, as the perfect time for his Brisbane...
by Jen | May 9, 2015 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Peter Fraser and Gordon Stevenson were the first same-sex couple to be married in Australia – under UK law at the British consulate in Sydney. Photo: Frank Farrugia-Same Love Photography In Australia, at least 18,000 same-sex couples are waiting for the law to...
