Tag: Marriage Equality
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.
Austria: Court Allows Marriage Equality
The Austrian Constitutional Court’s ruling on December 4, 2017, that a ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional is a powerful victory for equal marriage rights, Human Rights Watch said today.
Australian PM wants changes to gay marriage bill
Malcolm Turnbull wants to make sure celebrants don’t have to preside over same-sex weddings and religious organisations don’t lose charity status if they believe marriage should only be between men and women.
Australia: ‘Yes’ Vote to Marriage Equality
The Australian government should introduce marriage equality legislation without delay, following results of the national postal survey in favour of marriage equality, Human Rights Watch said today. 61.6 percent of respondents voted for equal marriage rights for same-sex couples. The postal survey had high response rates, with 79.5 percent of eligible voters returning the poll.
Australia : YES VOTE WINS with 61.1% of the vote
Australians has had their say and 7,817,247 people voted yes to same-sex marriage.
12.6 million Australians have voted in same-sex marriage survey
Australians have had their say in the gay marriage debate, with more than 12.6 million ballots received before the survey officially closed.