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Malta leaves Australia with no excuses
… ISLAND NATION SHOWS THERE’S NO NEED FOR A PLEBISCITE
Equality advocates have welcomed marriage equality in Malta saying it shows the reform can be achieved without the expense and division of a plebiscite.
Just.equal spokesperson and long-time marriage equality advocate, Rodney Croome, said,
“If marriage equality can occur in Catholic Malta Australia has no excuses.”
“The lesson for Australia from Malta, and from Germany a few days ago, is that marriage equality can be achieved through parliament without the need for a costly and divisive plebiscite.”
Malta has become the 15th nation in the EU and the 25th in the world to allow same-sex couples to marry.
During debate on the marriage equality bill the Maltese government insisted that the move was necessary in order to respect Malta’s anti-discrimination laws.
Rodney Croome, just.equal