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 17, 2014 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Today the National Museum of Australia opens its exhibition of items that represent the work of state and territory nominees for Australian of the Year 2015. Tasmanian Australian of the Year, Rodney Croome, explains the badge he chose to represent his work as a gay...
by Jen | Dec 16, 2014 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
In a quiet corner of New Acton, many of Australia’s first legally married same-sex couples gathered to celebrate the anniversary of their brief but powerful unions.
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...
