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 Jen | Dec 8, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Ivan Hinton and Chris Teoh during their wedding at Old Parliament house. Photo: Rohan Thomson ”Ladies and gentlemen,” announced wedding celebrant Roger Munson, ”I have the great privilege of introducing to you Chris and Ivan, husband and...
by Jen | Dec 7, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
I’ve had the honour of singing at four of my friends’ weddings. I was flattered to be asked each time and humbled to be part of the celebration. I wrote a song years ago called Now I Love Someone which is a great wedding song. It’s about falling in...
by Jen | Dec 6, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
They do: Jennifer Lloyd, left, will marry partner Glenda Lloyd on Saturday. This Saturday, I’m going to stand up before my family and friends and declare my faithful love and commitment to the woman I have loved and shared my life with for more than 10 years....
