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Jun 16, 2009, 6:52 GMT

Australians support gay marriage, main politicians oppose it

Sydney - Almost twice as many Australians support gay marriage as oppose it, an opinion poll released Tuesday showed. Although legislation gives same-sex couples many of the same rights as opposite-sex couples, neither of the two major parties is in favour of gay marriage. In 2004, the Marriage Act was amended to prohibit same-sex marriages and deny recognition of same-sex marriages conducted abroad. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and opposition Liberal Party leader Malcolm Turnbull do not support gay marriage. Of the 1,100 respondents to a poll commissioned by lobby group Australian Marriage Equality, only 36 per cent said they were against same-sex marriage. A similar poll taken in 2004 showed only 38 per cent favoured same-sex marriage. Australian Greens leader Bob Brown, who is openly gay, used the survey to urge complete equality. 'The Australian people are way ahead of the Rudd government and the Turnbull opposition,' Brown said. The poll showed that those on the left were overwhelmingly in favour and conservatives mostly against. Young people were more inclined to support it while those aged over 50 were more likely to disapprove.

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