by Alex Greenwich | Feb 17, 2010 | AME resources, Resources
Relationship laws First state or territory to recognise same-sex de facto partners. Same-sex de facto partners now provided with same entitlements as married partners Civil union scheme enacted in 2006 but quashed. Current scheme passed in 2008 provides same and...
by Alex Greenwich | Oct 13, 2009 | AME resources
In 2009 the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee conducted an inquiry into the Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2009. AME’s submission to the inquiry was one of the most comprehensive. Our submission dealt with the issue of marriage equality from...
by Alex Greenwich | Sep 30, 2009 | Australian resources, Resources
Not So Private Lives is a national study of the relationships of same-sex attracted Australians conducted at the University of Queensland and released in September 2009. NSPLs asked respondents their views on different forms of legal relationship recognition. The...
by Alex Greenwich | Jul 11, 2009 | AME resources
A failed experiment: civil unions are no substitute for full equality explains why civil unions do not provide same-sex couples with full legal or social equality. The booklet looks at research from the US and UK which shows why civil unions have failed as a...
by Alex Greenwich | Mar 10, 2009 | Australian resources, Resources
In 2009, a global expert on the impact of marriage equality, Prof Lee Badgett, made a submission to an Australian Senate inquiry in which she outlined her research results. These results included the following: We found evidence that access to a social institution...
