by Carol Burger | Nov 2, 2013 | AME Talks, Australian news
Are you aware that legally an uncle can marry his niece? Or that cousins are able to wed? No matter what you morally think about either of these unions, under the Australian Marriage Act 1961, they can legally become husband and wife. You would probably be more than...
by Carol Burger | Oct 28, 2013 | AME Talks, Australian news
When the Same-Sex Marriage Bill was narrowly defeated in the Upper House last year the main concern of MLCs was the constitutionality of the Bill. Based on advice from people like former governor, Bill Cox, MLCs thought it unlikely the Bill would be upheld in the High...
by Carol Burger | Oct 23, 2013 | AME Talks, Australian news, Uncategorized
Two Couples Celebrate the first same-sex marriages in New Zealand earlier this year. The A.C.T. has passed Australia’s first same-sex marriage laws. The legislation’s wording was changed in recent days to improve its chance of surviving a Federal...
by Carol Burger | Oct 23, 2013 | AME Talks, Australian commentary, Australian news
The Commonwealth government has lodged a writ of summons in the High Court challenging the validity of the ACT’s same sex marriage laws. A spokesman for the High Court of Australia confirmed the writ was lodged on Wednesday, just 24 hours after the laws were...
by Carol Burger | Oct 23, 2013 | AME Talks, Australian news
The Federal Government has confirmed it will go ahead with a High Court challenge after the ACT today became the first Australian jurisdiction to legalise same-sex marriage. The ACT Labor Government passed its Marriage Equality Same-Sex Bill in the Legislative...
by Carol Burger | Oct 13, 2013 | AME resources, AME Talks
Marriage equality advocates have said they expect thousands of same-sex couples to marry in the ACT once historic legislation passes and have set up a “wedding register” for the couples to register their intention to marry, be informed about the process,...
