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Mental Health Australia, the peak group for mental health in Australia, has today issued a Position Statement on marriage equality.The statement highlights the negative effects of ongoing discrimination on the mental health of LGBTIQ Australians and calls on the Parliament to pass laws to establish marriage equality.
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