INCREASED SUPPORT FOR MARRIAGE EQUALITY WELCOMED
An Essential poll released yesterday found support has increased from 61 to 65 per cent, while opposition has dropped from 32 to 26 per cent.
Just.equal spokesperson, Rodney Croome, said,
"Support for marriage equality is up because Australians have finally seen with their own eyes that the one and only outcome is a more equal and inclusive nation where loving, committed same-sex couples can tie the knot in front of family of friends."
"Dire predictions about the sky falling in have not come to pass because they were based on fear, not fact."
Essential polling traditionally has returned a lower rate of support for marriage equality than other research companies like Galaxy, Newspoll and Crosby/Textor, although all polling has shown majority support since 2006.
Last year's postal survey returned a result of 61.6 percent support, despite lower participation rates among young people.
"If the Government had paid attention to the long history of polls showing majority support for marriage equality, rather than waste a hundred million dollars on an unnecessary, damaging postal survey, we could have had marriage equality much sooner", Mr Croome said.
To see the Essential poll results: http://www.essentialvision.com.au/same-sex-marriage-29
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For more information contact Rodney Croome on 0409 010 668.
