by Jen | Dec 12, 2014 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Andrew Barr has been elected as the ACT’s new Chief Minister, the seventh in the Territory’s history.
by Jen | Dec 11, 2014 | AME media releases, Australian commentary, News
Marriage equality advocates say it is a disgrace that the new ACT Chief Minister, Andrew Barr, can be a head of government but can’t marry his long-term partner. Andrew Barr will today be sworn in as the new ACT Chief Minister after winning yesterday’s...
by Jen | Dec 10, 2014 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Joel and Alan Player picnicked under the National Carillon on Monday afternoon, near where they married under the stars a year earlier.
by Jen | Oct 23, 2014 | AME media releases, Australian commentary, News
Today, almost twelve months after passing the “Marriage Equality (Same-Sex) Act”, the ACT Government formally called upon the Federal Government to achieve marriage equality. Australian Marriage Equality deputy director, Ivan Hinton-Teoh, said, “With...
by Jen | Jul 9, 2014 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Emily Jehne and Ellie Filler have a certificate at their home that says “wife and wife”. “It’s not valid for anything at the moment,” Ms Jehne said. But it’s a lovely reminder of the five days in December last year that the Canberra couple were married before same-sex...