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December 21, 2012
Australian marriage equality advocates send Christmas message

Marriage equality advocates in Australia are encouraging people to talk about the importance of marriage equality when they spend time with their family these holidays

High profile Australian supporters of marriage equality have joined forces to encourage people to talk about the importance of letting gays and lesbians marry when they spend time with family this holiday season.

A new online video campaign by advocacy group Australian Marriage Equality (AME) features Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings, Labor Senator Louise Pratt, Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, former Australian Medical Association head Professor Kerryn Phelps, independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich and NSW Greens Legislative Council member Cate Faehrmann.

December 18, 2012
Australian Marriage Equality launches new branch

New branch in the state of Victoria will take campaign back to the grassroots

Same-sex marriage campaign group Australian Marriage Equality (AME) have launched a new branch in the state of Victoria.

'Support for marriage equality has always been strong in Melbourne, and we aim to channel that support into  more effective lobbying, advocacy and community organizing,' said the new convener of the Victorian AME branch, Carl Katter.

AME Victoria's first initiative will be collecting signatures for a petition for marriage equality to send to state parliament.

March 14, 2012
Response to anti gay marriage ad recorded

Australian campaign group Get Up record response to anti gay marriage ad as a ‘message of hope’

Australian campaign group Get Up have recorded a response to an anti gay marriage advert aimed at voters in Queensland's upcoming state election.

The response features Carl Katter, the half-brother of the leader of Katter's Australia Party who were responsible for the advert that suggests gay marriage is opposed to 'family values'.

March 12, 2012
Backlash to anti-gay marriage advert in Australia

‘Nasty’ advert is widely criticised by public, politicians and the gay brother of the party leader responsible

Right-wing political party, Katter’s Australian Party, has received hate mail, criticism from other parties and accusations of ‘grubby tactics’ from the party leader’s gay half-brother after airing an anti-gay marriage advert.

February 2, 2012
Benefit for Australian pastor sacked for supporting gay marriage

Australian Marriage Equality stage benefit for pro-gay-marriage Baptist minister

A Baptist pastor who was sacked from his ministry for supporting the campaign for Australian Marriage Equality will be the subject of a benefit to raise income for him and his young family.

When Reverend Matt Glover told Christians4Equality that 'recognizing same-sex unions will help return marriage to its rightful place in society' he was sacked from his ministry at Lilydale Baptist Church in Melbourne in December last year.

December 29, 2011
Australian marriage leaders call for change

Carl Katter says Jesus would ‘hang out’ with pro-gay church while Vietnam veteran also calls for same-sex marriage

Australian marriage equality advocate Carl Katter has said Jesus would support gay marriage in a speech at church on Christmas Eve.

While the majority of Australians want marriage equality for everyone, it still isn’t law and activists are hoping for a free vote on the issue in parliament next year.