Australian marriage equality advocates have hailed the decision by a Brazilian judicial council to allow same-sex couples to marry throughout the country.
Calls for opposition leader Tony Abbott to allow a conscience vote on same-sex marriage have been renewed following Prime Minister Julia Gillard's comment that Abbott should give his fellow members the "courtesy" of a free vote.
Debate about a referendum on gay marriage continues to roll on, despite both major parties rejecting the idea and Independent Tony Windsor - who first floated the idea - denying he actually had the intention of calling for one.
Same-sex marriage advocates have welcomed Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus' call for another vote on marriage equality before the September federal election.
Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has refused to allow his colleagues a conscience vote on gay marriage despite his two youngest daughters calling for reform.
The number of people in Julia Gillard’s new Cabinet who support same-sex marriage outnumber those who oppose it by two to one, a statistic equality advocates say reflects the views of the general community.
Marriage equality advocates have welcomed the launch of an Australian cover version of the world-wide hit 'Same Love', by Ben Macklemore and Ryan Lewis.
Marriage equality advocates have welcomed Hillary Clinton’s endorsement of same-sex marriage, saying Australia’s leaders are increasingly “out of step”.
