MPs to vote on recognising gay marriage

A BILL to have overseas same-sex marriages recognised in Australia will be put to the vote in the Senate by the Australian Greens before the end of June. ...

Herald Sun • Jun 7, 2013

South Australian Parliament receives Private Member's Bill proposing civil unions for all

An alternative to marriage would be available to all couples, including those of the same sex, through civil partnerships laws proposed yesterday. ...

Herald Sun • Oct 17, 2012

NSW same-sex marriage bill likely to pass

A SAME-SEX marriage bill should pass NSW parliament after party leaders announced they will let members have a conscience vote, members of a cross-party working group say. The working group will soon draft a same-sex marriage bill for NSW, expecting similar legislation to be defeated in the federal parliament....

Herald Sun • Sep 19, 2012

Australia: Thousands march for marriage equality

Thousands of demonstrators have marched in seven Australian cities almost eight years after the Howard government passed the Marriage Amendment Bill to deny gay couples marriage rights. But with two marriage equality bills before federal parliament, South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill told a rally in Adelaide he would legislate for gay marriage at a state level....

Herald Sun • Aug 13, 2012

Australian census to count gay marriage for the first time

Same-sex couples who have married overseas will have their unions counted in the Australian Census for the first time. ...

Herald Sun • Jul 29, 2011

Qld Labor backs same-sex marriage

The state conference of the ALP's Queensland branch today passed a motion calling on both federal Labor and the ALP national conference to support same-sex marriage. Queensland branch president Andrew Dettmer said the move, if passed at national level, would end the last vestige of discrimination against non-heterosexual couples....

Herald Sun • Jun 20, 2011