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An Unfair Australian Marriage Equality Plebiscite
Australian Marriage Equality (AME) yesterday said the Government’s proposed Legislation regarding a Marriage Equality Plebiscite is deeply unfair, overly complicated and totally unnecessary.
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Row over Australian same-sex marriage plebiscite funding heats up
The Australian federal government is expected to reveal details of its same-sex marriage plebiscite this week.
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Australian Marriage Equality welcomes statement by Anglican Archbishop
AME welcomes the Anglican Archbishop’s statement on marriage equality. We strongly agree with the Archbishop that the introduction of civil marriage equality in Australia will have no negative impact on religious marriage.
Photo credit Photo By Blackcat (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons Two young Italian girls, both dressed as bride advocating for same-sex marriage at the 2010 Gay Pride in Rome
Finland’s Lutheran Bishops’ Synod: Church weddings only for hetero couples
Finland’s Evangelical Lutheran Church says it will only officiate at marriages for heterosexual couples.
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Australia’s Opposition to propose own legislation to legalise same-sex marriage
Australian Labour leader Bill Shorten used the first meeting of Parliament since the election to announce that he would propose the bill on Wednesday.
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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.