by Jen | Dec 18, 2014 | AME media releases, Australian commentary, News
Advocates are hopeful Julia Gillard’s appointment to the board of mental health awareness organisation, Beyond Blue, shows she is moving towards support for marriage equality. Australian Marriage Equality national director, Julia Gillard, said international...
by Jen | Dec 18, 2014 | AME media releases, Australian commentary, News
A Melbourne same-sex couple, who were the first in the world to be married under Scotland’s equal marriage law, have been congratulated by the Scottish Parliament. Douglas Pretsell and Peter Gloster were congratulated in a motion before the Scottish Parliament...
by Jen | Dec 18, 2014 | AME media releases, Australian commentary, News
With just a week to go in Australian Marriage Equality’s Pozible fundraising drive, leaders from across the political spectrum have joined to offer an exciting range of new rewards for donors. Rewards include lunches with key Australian political figures like...
by Jen | Dec 16, 2014 | AME media releases, Australian commentary, News
A couple from Australia have become the first in the world to marry under Scotland’s new marriage equality law which comes into effect today. Douglas Pretsell, a Scottish resident in Melbourne, and his Australian husband, Peter Gloster, converted their civil...
by Jen | Dec 12, 2014 | AME media releases, Australian commentary, News
Exactly a year has passed since the Australian High Court put the onus on the federal parliament to allow same-sex marriages yet the federal government continues to stall the reform by refusing a free vote. On December 12th 2013 the High Court struck down the...
by Jen | Dec 11, 2014 | AME media releases, Australian commentary, News
Marriage equality advocates say it is a disgrace that the new ACT Chief Minister, Andrew Barr, can be a head of government but can’t marry his long-term partner. Andrew Barr will today be sworn in as the new ACT Chief Minister after winning yesterday’s...
