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Scott Morrison has today released a second version of the religious discrimination bill, which was overhauled after criticism of the first bill was raised by …

Despite their pivotal roles in Australia’s marriage equality campaign, figures such as RODNEY CROOME AM, SHELLEY ARGENT OAM, IVAN HINTON-TEOH OAM and others have been …

The federal government’s Religious Discrimination Bill will not be introduced to parliament this year as initially planned, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced. The controversial …

“Just as it was well past time for marriage equality in 2017, so too is it well past time for appropriate primary identity documents for trans and gender diverse people in 2019.”

More than 500 nuptials took place on Taiwan’s first official day of marriage equality, on May 24.

A similar bill was introduced in 2016, before being voted down in the upper house after facing opposition by the Coalition.

“Our parliament doesn’t reflect the diversity of Australians. [We need more] women, people of colour, and LGBTI people.”

Latham also used his speech to suggest white men were an oppressed class.

“I set up the process which opened up the possibility and even the likelihood of change,” said the man who claimed marriage equality would  “trash our country’s history”.

A law allowing intersex people to identify themselves as a third gender on official documents has gone into effect.