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Australian Prime Minister will allow marriage equality bill to be introduced
When the Australian Parliament returns next week, expect legislation to be introduced to bring marriage equality to pass down under.
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Australian Prime Minister won’t march in Mardi Gras parade
The Sydney LGBT community has split over whether Turnbull would be welcome at the event on Saturday due to his government’s stance on gay marriage.
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Opposition party sinks Australian plan for nationwide vote on marriage equality
The Australian opposition decided to block plans for a public but non-binding vote on gay marriage, arguing it would better if the issue was decided in Parliament.
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Majority of Australians support marriage equality, don’t want national vote
Parties that support gay marriage, including Labor, argue that the plebiscite was proposed by hard-right conservatives who want it to fail.
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Gay senator opposes Australian plan for marriage equality
Government plans to hold an opinion poll on whether gay marriage should be legalized suffered a blow when a gay senator announced he opposed the plan.
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Australian politicians will introduce bills to legalize same-sex marriage
While Labor wants Parliament to decide the divisive issue quickly, the government wants to first hold a popular vote on marriage equality.
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Fate of marriage equality in Australia grows uncertain
As political parties distance themselves from the plan to hold a nonbinding national referendum on marriage equality, Parliament may be forced to make a decision.
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Australian opposition leader shifts position on same-sex marriage
Both opposition leader Bill Shorten and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull support same sex marriage, but differ on how it should be achieved.
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Prime minister says Australians should vote to decide gay marriage
Australia’s prime minister gave a personal assurance on Friday that his government would legalize same-sex marriage if a majority of Australians choose marriage equality in a popular vote.