Tag: Marriage Act
Australia : Same-sex marriage signed into law by the Governor General
Governor General Peter Cosgrove has given Royal Assent to the same-sex marriage bill and passed it into law.
South Australian Parliament supports equality and same-sex couples through the Relationships Register Act
Australian Marriage Equality (AME) and Australians for Equality (A4E) would like to extend their congratulations to South Australian Parliament for showing bipartisan support for both equality and same-sex marriage by passing the Relationships Register Act yesterday.
Australian Senate inquiry must lead to marriage equality
Australians for Equality (A4E) & Australian Marriage Equality (AME) today said it is clear that the majority of the nation backs marriage equality and any inquiry must be about working towards a clear pathway to equality in 2017.
AME Says The Plebiscite Legislation Fails The Australians It Affects
Australian Marriage Equality (AME) yesterday said the Plebiscite (Same-Sex Marriage) Bill is not a fair proposal for the very people it affects and it doesn’t provide any detail about how the Marriage Act will change if the ‘Yes’ campaign won the plebiscite.
Twelve years on from the Marriage Act: It’s time to stop delaying equality
Australian Marriage Equality last Saturday said support for marriage equality has almost doubled across the nation since the 2004 decision by the Australian Government to exclude LGBT Australians from marrying.
Call for Feds to follow South Australia lead on overseas same-sex marriages
Advocates have called on the federal government to follow South Australia’s lead by recognising overseas same-sex marriages.