Australian producer and singer Elizabeth Rose has partnered with Australian Marriage Equality (AME) to unveil her latest single, ‘Division’, an anthemic new single inspired by Rose’s disappointment in Australian laws that continue to prevent marriage equality.

“Australia is tipped as the ‘lucky’ country, but reflecting upon what we stand for, I’m not sure that we are all that we’re cracked up to be,” said Rose. “Our peers fall victim to acts of discrimination and are denied the right to equality.”

“For a country that boasts of multi-culturalism and acceptance, why aren’t we accepting of this? Less than a week ago Ireland became the nineteenth country to allow same sex marriage, they join the Netherlands, Argentina, Brazil, Sweden, Norway, France, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, Spain and the U.K.”

“We are moving towards this significant moment in Australian history and I urge people to accept and embrace this need for equality in our country.” To that end, Rose’s new single will be available via the producer’s website on a pay-what-you-choose basis, with proceeds going to AME.

It’s the Division hurting you and me. It’s time to change, is it time to re-arrange? It starts with you”, sings Rose on the new single, which she co-produced with Dennis Dowlut (Electric Empire) and which puts the message of “Division” front and centre.

Culturally, ‘Division’ arrives at just the right time. Australia is one of the last developed nations to vote on marriage equality and with 72 percent of the population in support, we are all waiting with baited breath to learn the outcome of the current political debates surrounding the issue.

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