Recent history: For extending government benefits to same-sex couples

Added division Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 4) Bill 2007 and others - In Committee - Remove discrimination. Policy vote set to Yes (strong).

mackay staff about 7 years ago

Added division Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws - Superannuation) Bill 2008 - Second Reading - Remove discrimination. Policy vote set to Yes.

mackay staff about 7 years ago

Name changed from “equal treatment of same-sex couples” to “extending government benefits to same-sex couples”.

Description changed from “the federal government should amend Commonwealth laws so that homosexual couples are treated equally to heterosexual couples” to “the federal government should extend any financial and work-related entitlements and benefits that currently only apply to heterosexual couples to same-sex couples and their children”.

mackay staff about 10 years ago

Removed division Same-Sex Couples - Legislative Changes - 12 month transitional period. Policy vote was Abstain.

Henare Degan about 10 years ago

Name changed from “For equal treatment of same-sex couples” to “equal treatment of same-sex couples”.

Matthew Landauer staff about 10 years ago