by Carol Burger | Dec 9, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news
The marriages of those gay couples who marry in the ACT this weekend will be null and void if the High Court strikes down the ACT’s same sex marriage law. It will be as if they had not married at all. But the symbolism will have been important. Gay couples have five...
by Carol Burger | Dec 9, 2013 | AME Talks, Australian commentary, Australian news
In a quiet backyard in suburban Canberra, Emily Jehne and Ellie Filler made history as they shared their first kiss as a married couple. The 26-year-old medical student and 29-year-old teacher were among the many couples to wed under the ACT’s same-sex marriage...
by Carol Burger | Dec 9, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news
This week the High Court will conduct hearings in the first ever case on marriage equality in Australia. The Federal Government has challenged the ACT’s Marriage Equality Act on a range of grounds. The constitutional arguments are pretty clear cut: the Feds say...
by Carol Burger | Dec 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
THIS week is the most momentous in the history of the Australian marriage equality movement. Yesterday the High Court heard the case for and against the ACT’s Marriage Equality Act. On Saturday, as the court won’t deliver its a verdict until 12 December, the first...
by Carol Burger | Dec 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
UPDATE: 15 January 2014 10:00am – current total is $15,882. We need another $4,118 to reach our target by midnight tonight! UPDATE: 10 January 2014 11am – we have currently raised a total of $12,568! UPDATE: 12 December 2013 3pm – our anonymous...
