Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has renewed his push for a postal plebiscite to decide the issue of marriage equality. “There’s no doubt in my mind that a postal plebiscite delivers the same policy intent as a plebiscite proper.” Dutton said during an interview with SKY News this morning. “The plebiscite proper can’t get through the senate, […]
Australian marriage equality advocates have welcomed the news that Taiwan is embracing marriage equality. The Equality Campaign said Taiwan had made a momentous step towards achieving marriage equality for all Taiwanese people. Yesterday a Taiwanese court handed down its judgement in a landmark case which found that the nation’s marriage laws violated the country’s constitution. […]
Liberal MPs who support marriage equality are reportedly encouraging the Prime Minister to reconsider his commitment to address the issue through a plebiscite in 2017. The Guardian has reported MPs want the date and question for a plebiscite to be discussed during the current parliamentary term and argue that the party should be open to other […]
OUTinPerth’s July issue, which will be released tomorrow morning, features a satirical image of the Prime Minister fighting the growing wave of support for marriage equality. Western Australia’s free monthly publication for the LGBTIQ communities has highlighted how many people in the community feel about Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s continual dismissal of the calls for […]
This weekend’s edition of ‘The Weekend Australian Magazine’ features a new advertisement with 154 businesses showing their support for marriage equality. Two weeks since a full page advertisement showed corporate Australia’s support for LGBTIQ couples and families the level of support has trippled. Notable new corporations new to the campaign organised by Australian Marriage Equality […]
The Australian Christian Lobby has launched a new fundraising campaign to raise $250,000 in the next month to fund campaigns aimed at persuading politicians to resist calls for marriage equality. In a letter to the organisations mailing list Managing Director Lyle Shelton outlines how the organisation will apply the funds to preventing marriage equality in […]
Former Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan has reversed his position on marriage equality and now supports a change to the law in Australia. “I’ve come to the conclusion that, basically, I was wrong.” Mr Swan told the media. The former treasurer said he was no longer able to reconcile his position against marriage equality with […]
