Marriage Equality in Australia. Where to from here?

Marriage Equality is now recognised in more than a dozen countries around the world, including our neighbour New Zealand, but it remains unrecognised in Australia. At a Castan Centre event in October 2013, Federal Member for Melbourne the Hon. Adam Bandt MP, national director of Australian Marriage Equality Rodney Croome, and State Member for Prahran the Hon. Clem Newton-Brown MP discussed the future of equal love in Australia.

Thursday 24 October 2013
Held at the Monash University Law Chambers
555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

Speakers

The Hon. Adam Bandt MP, Federal Member for Melbourne
Rodney Croome, National Director of Australian Marriage Equality
The Hon. Clem Newton-Brown MP, State Member for Prahran
Moderator: Professor Sarah Joseph, Castan Centre Director

Watch

Watch Adam Bandt discuss marriage equality in this short 4 minute Q&A:

Watch Rodney Croome answer a few questions about the future of equal love in Australia in this 6 minute Q&A:

Watch Clem Newton-Brown discuss gay marriage in this 5 minute Q&A:

Listen

Audio recording of forum

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Marriage Equality is now recognised in more than a dozen countries around the world, including our neighbour New Zealand, however it remains unrecognised in Australia. In the aftermath of the federal election, how should supporters proceed? Can states fill the breach if the federal government won't step in? These prominent supporters of marriage equality discussed the future of equal love in Australia.

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