More than 60 ordinary Australians arrived at Parliament House this morning to talk about marriage equality with more than 40 MPs from both sides of the house, including cabinet ministers and senior opposition politicians.

Alex Greenwich, campaign coordinator, said that more and more Australians were speaking out in support of equal rights for all Australians, and the time had come for Australian law to reflect the changed attitude of Australians.

“Marriage equality is about treating everybody and every family equally,” Mr Greenwich said.

“Today, we hope to encourage our federal decision-makers to support positive social reform that will change the lives of so many ordinary Australian’s and afford many the same rights as their friends and family.

“The Australians in Canberra today come from every state and territory and are aged between nine and 91 years. Each has a unique story to tell about how marriage inequality affects their life.”

Support for equal marriage rights is widespread in Australia. Every state ALP branch except NSW now supports equal marriage rights, and the Tasmanian lower house became the first in Australia to formally support same-sex marriage when the issue was voted on by the House last month.

Both South Australian Premier Mike Rann and Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond declared their support for the issue over the weekend, one of the few times the two have agreed on any issue.

Wallaby player and committed Christian, David Pocock, also announced over the weekend that he would not wed his girlfriend until their gay friends also have the right to marry.