Posts tagged House of Representatives

Over 120,000 people have voted in favour of legalising gay marriage in Australia, as part of the House of Representatives inquiry. From the 218,048 people …

The head of Australia’s second largest Christian denomination has admitted that there are adequate protections for religious groups in the Marriage Act and that none …

While the Senate inquiry into Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young’s marriage equality bill has closed, showing overwhelming support for the issue, a parallel House of Representatives …

This is the last week in which the Senate’s inquiry into Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young’s Marriage Equality Amendment Bill will accept public submissions. The cut-off …

Opponents of same-sex marriage are flooding the House of Representatives’ survey on the marriage equality bills before Parliament, while the Senate has published more of …

A report-back session on same-sex marriage in federal Parliament organised by Greens MP Adam Bandt failed to reveal the level of support for same-sex marriage, …

Only 31 out of the 150 Members of the House of representatives have reported back to the Parliament on their consultations with constituents on same-sex …

The Greens have begun the push for marriage equality in the House of Representatives, with the Greens MP for Melbourne, Adam Bandt yesterday giving notice …

>Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor will support the Labor Party. The Labor Party is now set to form a minority Government in the House of …

By Andrew M. Potts Friends and foes of GLBT rights alike have welcomed proposed changes to how the House of Representatives accepts petitions on behalf …