Marriage in Australia, the constitutional province of the federal parliament, was legally defined as a union between a man and a woman in 2004. After years of work and a months-long survey campaign to hear from citizens, Australia’s parliament has overwhelmingly passed a bill to legalize marriage equality.
Australia’s House of Representatives overnight passed its same-sex marriage bill in a massive landslide vote, with just four Members of Parliament out of 150 voting no. Only four MPs in the lower house voted against a private bill on Thursday, just over a week after it was agreed to … Marriage equality has become the law of the land down under. Following a national postal survey that indicated overwhelming approval for marriage equality, lawmakers road this momentum to draft a multilateral, cross-party bill to legalize same-sex marriage. The bill passed Thursday by a majority that was not challenged, though the five lawmakers' positions opposing the bill were recorded.
Australia is to become the 26th country to legalise same-sex marriage after a landslide vote in the Federal Parliament this afternoon.
After years of fierce public debate, the Australian Parliament passed the Bill legalising same-sex marriage on Thursday, 7 December. CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Latest on Australia's vote to allow same-sex marriage (all times local): 6:15 p.m. Five lawmakers have registered their opposition to Australia's bill allowing same-sex marriage across the nation.
The House of … In an almost unanimous vote on Thursday, only four MPs rejected the bill to define marriage as a union between two people, regardless of their sex.
Australia’s Parliament Has Legalized Same-Sex Marriage In A Landslide Vote. In a historic landslide vote, Australia’s Parliament has passed a marriage equality bill to finally legalise lesbian and gay marriages. The Australian Parliament voted 146 to 4 in support of same-sex marriage. The House of Representatives approved the legislation without amendments after hours of emotional speeches and debate.
by ... Australia’s parliament has nearly unanimously passed a … Australia’s Parliament passed a bill on Thursday to legalize same-sex marriage following a long push for marriage equality.
The Australian parliament passed a marriage equality bill that now makes Australia the 25th country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage.
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Australia’s parliament has legislated for marriage equality, passing a bill almost unanimously to allow two people, regardless of sex, to marry. On Thursday the House of Representatives passed a cross-party bill after an unprecedented national postal survey gave unstoppable momentum to legislate the historic social reform, reports The Guardian .