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Marriage Equality Matters
For many Australians marriage is a profoundly meaningful way to demonstrate love and commitment. Denying anyone that right
because of their gender or sexuality is simply not fair.
Most Australians pride themselves on our nation's commitment to a
fair go for all yet in 2004 the federal parliament amended the law
to prevent same-sex couples from marrying.
As a result, Australia also refuses to recognise
the marriages of same-sex couples legally entered into
overseas in
such countries as Canada, Spain and South Africa.
Australian Marriage Equality is campaigning
to change the law so that civil marriage is available to all Australians.
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Senate Inquiry into the
Marriage Equality
Amendment Bill 2009
Please Make a Submission |
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News |
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Here's An Idea: What If Gay Marriage Were
Voluntary?
20 June 2009
Isn't
it heartening to see both sides of politics united in their determination to
protect a vulnerable minority from the whims of the majority? Lisa Pryor writes
for the Sydney Morning Herald...more
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Labor MP Challenges Rudd On Marriage
17 June 2009
A
South Australian Labor MP has made an impassioned plea in parliament to marry
the man he loves, accusing the Rudd Government of standing in his way...more
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60 Per Cent of Australians Support Gay Marriage
16 June 2009
A
Galaxy poll launched today in Canberra showed support for gay marriage rose to
60 per cent, up from 57 per cent two years ago, challenging the Rudd
Government's last remaining excuse...more
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Gay Marriages To Count In Next Census
7 May 2009
Paul
Lowe, Head of the Population Branch of the ABS, has announced that same-sex
marriages
will
counted
in
the
next
national
Census
due
on
9
August
2011...more
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Iowa Approves Equal Marriage
5 April 2009
Australian
marriage
equality
advocates
have
applauded
a
unanimous
court
decision
in the
mid-west
US state
of Iowa
allowing
same-sex
marriage...more
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Sweden Approves Equal Marriage
2 April 2009
The Swedish Parliament (Riksdag) voted yesterday to
approve same-sex marriage with 261 votes for and 22
against the legislation. The law will take
effect from 1 May 2009...more
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Westpac To Recognise Same-Sex Marriages
31 March 2009
Westpac, Australia's second-largest bank and one of the largest employers in the
nation, has agreed to recognise same-sex marriage...more
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A Word of Difference
19 March 2009
When
is equal not equal? When it’s separate and equal.
In the fight for
relationship equality, civil unions are no substitute for marriage, writes Peter
Furness and Stevie Clayton...more
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AME Takes Marriage To Human Rights Inquiry
18 March 2009
The debate over same-sex
marriage has heated up again
as advocates take
their case to a
national
human rights
inquiry established
by the Federal
Attorney-General...more
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McClelland Challenged on
Gay Marriage
23 January 2009
Same-sex marriage advocates have challenged the
Attorney-General to say how much
support for equal marriage is necessary before the
Rudd Government reverses its opposition to reform...more
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Bid To Convert Scottish Civil Partnerships To
Marriage
13 January 2009
An attempt to allow gay and
lesbian couples to legally marry was today launched in the Scottish Parliament.
The petition has been referred to a parliamentary committee...more
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Canadian Charter Guarantees Rights
10 December 2008
With the Attorney-General announcing today
a nationwide consultation on an Australian Bill of Rights, the following article
published today proves topical...more
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Not So Private Lives: The Ins
and Outs of Same-Sex Relationships
An anonymous survey conducted through
the University of Queensland
for same-sex attracted Australians |
