The Equality Campaign has welcomed the announcement by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today that a further 800,000 Australians have returned their marriage surveys. The ABS has released the latest return estimates from the 16 million survey forms sent out last month. With only 10 days remaining until the recommended deadline to get the […]
The Equality Campaign today launched its largest ever national marriage equality campaign on the eve of Parliament resuming for 2017. The TV advertisement features LGBTIQ Australians from all many honorable professions including firefighters, surf lifesavers, military veterans and medicine. The message behind the campaign, these LGBTIQ people do their jobs, and it’s time for politicians […]
Gay & Lesbian, Then & Now by Robert Reynolds and Shirleene Robinson Robert Reynolds and Shirleene Robinson are based at Sydney’s Macquarie University but have spent considerable time travelling around Australia to record interviews with people who spoke about their life experiences of being attracted to members of the same sex. Apart from the geographical […]
Australia’s largest council of affiliated trade unions has taken a stance on marriage equality, voting in favour of same-sex marriage and to oppose the government’s proposed plebiscite calling instead for a free vote for MPs. The Australian Council of Trade Unions passed the motion on Tuesday, stating that “all people in Australia must be treated equally […]
Saturday’s poll has not delivered a government for Australia but advocates for marriage equality have argued that the result shows there is no need for the Coalition’s plebiscite for marriage equality. Traditional marriage lobby groups have declared the complete opposite, saying the real loser was the election was the relentless push to redefine marriage. While the […]
The Australian Local Government Association have passed a motion at their annual conference in support of marriage equality with a strong majority at their National General Assembly. The association is the national voice of local government, representing 560 councils across our nation. The motion read; “That this National General Assembly call on the Federal Government to treat with […]
Before you head to the polling booth on July 2nd you might wonder what the different candidates in your electorate think about marriage equality? Lobby group Australian Marriage Equality have just launched a new ‘Vote 4 Equality‘ website that allows you to find out where each candidate in your area stands on the issue. Just […]
Lyle Shelton from the Australian Christian Lobby has compared marriage equality and the Safe Schools Coalition to the rise of the Nazi party in 1930’s Germany and the subsequent holocaust. The ACL boss has defended his writing, arguing that it is not offensive because he does not make a direct comparison. The Christian Lobby Group’s […]
The Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has told reporters in Sydney that he expects the marriage plebiscite will be held before the end of 2016. “We will hold it as soon as possible after the election. Given that the election is on July 2nd, we do have ample time between then and the end of the […]
Australian Marriage Equality today welcomed the decision by the Country Women’s Association of Victoria (CWA) to support marriage equality . At the CWA Victorian State Conference over the weekend the motion was passed satating; “That the CWA of Victoria Inc advocates for equality for all Australians under the Commonwealth Marriage Act” The motion led by […]
