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    Marriage rally this weekend

    He’s one of Australia’s favourite comedians but Adam Hills will show he thinks marriage equality is no laughing matter this weekend in Melbourne. He will be speaking at this weekend’s Equal Love rally in front of the...

    • Posted 15 days ago
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    Take two: Marriage bill back to Parliament

    Greens Melbourne MP Adam Bandt is reintroducing a marriage equality bill into Parliament in June despite fears it will fail if the Coalition are not granted a conscience vote. On Thursday, Bandt announced he would put his...

    • Posted 16 days ago
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    New gay marriage ad might surprise you

    Mother’s Day is upon us this weekend and a new marriage equality advertisement is urging anyone who wants to raise children to consider what it could mean for them. The 40-second commercial shows a pregnant woman in...

    • Posted 17 days ago
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    Small jump in marriage support

    Same-sex marriage support has climbed four per cent in the latest Essential Research poll. Four polls taken since July 2011 have seen support plateau at 54 per cent in favour of marriage equality, however the poll taken...

    • Posted 17 days ago
  • rainbow tasmania
    “Small win” after local elections

    Marriage equality advocates are remaining positive after last weekend’s Tasmanian Upper House election results which saw no effective movement towards candidates who support for same-sex marriage. Tasmanians took to the polls on Saturday for the three Upper...

    • Posted 17 days ago
  • Delaware
    Another US state gets marriage equality

    Delaware may have been the first state to ratify the US Constitution but it has become the 11th state to legalise same-sex marriage. The state’s Senate passed a same-sex marriage bill on Tuesday with 12 votes to...

    • Posted 17 days ago
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    Mixed messages on marriage free vote?

    Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has extinguished growing speculation of same-sex marriage laws passing in the next Parliament if elected in September. He told Fairfax Media at the weekend he did not anticipate “much enthusiasm” to revisit...

    • Posted 18 days ago
  • labor
    Labor shows off rainbow ties

    Labor Party candidates, MPs and even ministers are putting their faces to a new online campaign highlighting the support for same-sex marriage within the party. Rainbow Labor advocates launched ‘Labor for Marriage Equality’ last month on social...

    • Posted 22 days ago
  • simon copland 420x470
    No sense in opposition to marriage equality vote

    Monday saw an interesting uproar after independent MP Tony Windsor suggested a popular vote on marriage equality at the next election. Windsor suggested that a plebiscite could be held in conjunction with the vote to recognise local...

    • Posted 23 days ago
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    Call for marriage referendum shot down

    Gay marriage advocates have fiercely rejected the idea of a referendum on same-sex marriage at the September 14 election while opponents have welcomed it. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, senior Labor minister Penny Wong and Greens leader Christine...

    • Posted 26 days ago
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