Lyn Allison (Victoria, Australian Democrats) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I table a petition from 25,928 citizens calling for the same legal rights for same-sex couples as for de facto couples. This petition is not in conformity with the standing orders.

“Same sex couples should have the same legal rights as de facto heterosexual couples.

I call upon you to make this first step towards equality by immediately legislating to end discrimination against same sex couples.”