A new poll has shown increased support for marriage equality since the Australian Parliament amended the Marriage Act to allow same-gender couples to wed late last year. The Essential Poll shows an increase in support from 61% to 65%, while opposition to same-gender marriage has dropped from 32% to 26% overall. The poll also recorded […]
The latest Guardian Essential poll suggests that support for marriage equality is dropping. The new poll shows support for same-sex marriage has dropped four per cent in the last fortnight. The latest poll shows support has fallen from 59% to 54% in just two weeks. Support for the ‘No’ campaign has risen three per cent, […]
A new Essential Media poll has shown that the majority of Australian voters want the government to address marriage equality via a parliamentary vote. The latest poll shows 55% of those surveyed support a free vote in parliament, while only 30% of those asked believe the issue should be held off until the next […]
The latest Essential Poll on the issue of marriage equality has revealed that most Australians support equal marriage rights and would prefer to see it delivered by Parliament, not a plebiscite. The poll shows that 53% of Australians would expect Federal Parliament to allow a free vote to legislate for marriage equality, should the proposed […]
The creation of legislation guiding the proposed marriage plebiscite will be pushed back until after the election as the government tries to avoid the issue becoming a topic of debate during the election. The Australian has reported that Attorney General George Brandis was working on the legislation that would have revealed the question to be […]
