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17 April 2013
Australian PM refuses to support equal marriage despite New Zealand victory 56 Australia’s Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, says she won’t be dropping her opposition to marriage equality, even though neighbouring New Zealand passed the measure on Wednesday.
10 April 2013
French Senate approves crucial article of equal marriage bill 23 France's equal marriage bill clears its first hurdle in the country's Senate.
20 November 2012
Australian campaigners hope new law can help in equal marriage fight 5 Marriage equality advocates in Australia have welcomed a new draft national anti-discrimination law.
27 September 2012
Australia: Defeat for equal marriage bill in Tasmania 22 Tasmania's same-sex marriage bill has failed to pass the Legislative Council after a key member indicated he would vote against it.
20 September 2012
Australian Senate follows second chamber in defeating equal marriage 26 A vote on a bill that would have introduced equal marriage rights for same-sex couples has been defeated in the Australian Senate.
28 March 2012
Union for Progressive Judaism supports gay couples marrying in Australia 18 The Australian Union for Progressive Judaism has made a submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee Inquiry into the Marriage Equality Amendment Bill.
23 January 2012
Olivia Newton-John greases wheels for gay marriage 12 Olivia Newton-John is backing Australian Marriage Equality, and the campaign towards equal marriage rights in Australia.
22 December 2011
Australian Psychological Society backs call for equal marriage rights 15 The Australian Psychological Society has officially given its support to full marriage equality for gay couples, adding the voice of its 20,000 members to the debate.
8 December 2011
Australia lifts ban on certificates for gay couples marrying abroad 12 The Australian government has lifted a ban which hindered the ability of gay couples to marry overseas.
6 December 2011
Australian church which sacked pro-gay marriage pastor “hardly Christian” 17 Rev Matt Glover, a pastor who supports a marriage equality campaign for Christians, has been sacked from his position at a Baptist Church in Melbourne, the group Australian Marriage Equality says.
2 December 2011
140,000 Australians sign equal marriage petition amid “unstoppable momentum” 22 The petition was presented to Prime Minister Julia Gillard's annual party conference, which she opened saying she hoped for a "fair dinkum" event, adding: "We came here for debate".
28 November 2011
Video: Australian marriage equality short becomes overnight hit 43 A pro-marriage equality video by Australian action group GetUp has become a Youtube sensation since its release before the weekend, racking up 1.6 million views over four days.
25 November 2011
Opponents’ poll finds equal marriage a “low priority” issue in Australia 21 The Ambrose Centre, which opposes marriage equality, found 49% of people supported gay marriage, compared with 40% against, but that it was only thought to be "very important" by 27% of the population.
15 November 2011
Campaigners: Australian PM should represent the 71% of her supporters who want gay marriage 29 Equal marriage supporters say Julia Gillard should reflect the beliefs of nearly three quarters of her voters, as the prime minister reaffirms her opposition to such a move.
21 October 2011
Australian prime minister Julia Gillard may allow free vote on gay marriage 30 Australian prime minister Julia Gillard will allow Labor MPs a conscience vote on gay marriage, reports say.
8 June 2011
Three out of four Australians believe gay marriage will soon be a reality 18 Three out of four Australians believe same-sex marriage will be made legal in their country, a poll showed Wednesday, prompting gay activists to renew their fight to be able to marry.
31 May 2011
New website launched to further promote gay marriage equality in Australia 14 A newly launched Australian website, My Marriage Story is allowing LGBTI Australians to share stories and ideas about the promotion of marriage equality.
4 March 2011
Poland to speed ahead of Australia on same-sex marriage equality 17 There are signs that Poland, which currently has a ban on same-sex marriage and a poor recent track record on LGBT rights, may finally be on the first step to marriage equality by providing gay men and lesbians with the documentation required to marry overseas.
22 October 2010
Australian poll calls for conscience vote on gay marriage 9 An Australian opinion poll shows increased support for gay marriage and for prime minister Julia Gillard to allow a conscience vote on the issue.
24 June 2010
New Australian PM Julia Gillard is no fan of same-sex marriage 30 Julia Gillard took over today as Australia's first female prime minister after Kevin Rudd's withdrawal from the leadership of the Australian Labor [sic] party.

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