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New poll shows Australian voters want parliamentary action on marriage

New poll shows Australian voters want parliamentary action on marriage

  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 […]

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Equal Love marriage rally calls for parliamentary vote on marriage equality

Equal Love marriage rally calls for parliamentary vote on marriage equality

Hundreds of people gathered in Perth’s Murray Street Mall for a rally calling for marriage equality yesterday. While meetings like this one over the last year have had a focus on the government’s plan for a plebiscite, now that that policy appears dead in the water, the speakers returned to calling for the issue to […]

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Poll results show voters prefer free vote over plebiscite on marriage

Poll results show voters prefer free vote over plebiscite on marriage

A new poll conducted for The Australian shows strong support for a free vote on marriage equality by MPs in Parliament as opposed to the government’s proposed plebiscite plan. The Newspoll survey asked 1662 people if they preferred a free vote or a plebiscite in February to legislate for marriage equality in Australia. 48% of respondents […]

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Labor to submit new private member’s bill on marriage equality

Labor to submit new private member’s bill on marriage equality

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has announced on social media that Labor will introduce a bill in the House of Representatives, as the first day of the new Parliament comes to a close. The Labor Leader posted online that he and Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek have given notice to the Parliament that they plan to […]

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Richard Di Natale: Plebiscite delay is a tactic

Greens Leader Richard Di Natale has said that Australians shouldn’t be surprised that the government looks like it’s ready to push the proposed plebiscite on marriage equality back to 2017. The Greens leader, who is opposed the issue being decided by a public vote, said people should expect more delays because the Liberal party was […]

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Tasmania passes motion to support marriage equality

Tasmania passes motion to support marriage equality

Tasmania’s Upper House has passed a motion in support of marriage equality in Australia, following a successful in-principle motion in the Lower House last year. Though the decision will not have any direct consequences for LGBTIQ couples in Tasmania, Independent MLC Tony Mulder (pictured) says this is an important moment for his state. “It’s about doing […]

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Leyonhjelm will support plebiscite legislation

Leyonhjelm will support plebiscite legislation

Liberal Democrat David Leyonhjelm has told The Australian Financial Review that he’s ready to support legislation for a plebiscite on marriage equality because he believes it’s the fastest way to bring about change. Senator Leyonhjelm said that while he had previously expressed opposition to the plebiscite proposal he now believed that it was the fastest […]

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Largest survey of LGBTIQ Australians shows 85% oppose plebiscite

Largest survey of LGBTIQ Australians shows 85% oppose plebiscite

A poll of Australia’s LGBTIQ+ community has revealed that over four-fifths of those surveyed are opposed to the proposed plebiscite on marriage equality. 5,463 LGBTIQ+ people were polled in July in the largest survey of its kind here in Australia. The results revealed that 85% of respondents were opposed to a plebiscite, and 72% said they were strongly […]

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Bill Shorten continues to call for free vote over plebiscite

Bill Shorten continues to call for free vote over plebiscite

With the Coalition more than likely to form a majority government with 76 seats, continuing Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has said he will continue to fight for a parliamentary vote within 100 days of the new government to change the Marriage Act rather than the proposed plebiscite. With the outcome of many Senate seats still […]

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Labor MP will push for free vote on marriage this week

Labor MP Terri Butler says she will attempt to force a free vote in Parliament on marriage equality this week. Ms Butler is one of the original co-sponsors of a bill to equalise Australian marriage law, confirming her support along with Coalition MP Warren Entsch and others many months ago. The Prime Minister intends to […]

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