by Jen | Dec 18, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Australian same-sex couples had their marriages declared void this week by the country’s High Court. So, what’s next for marriage equality rights in Australia? Around 27 same-sex couples have married since the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) put into force its...
by Jen | Dec 18, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Kylie Gwynne and Annette Cairnduff on their wedding day last week. I got married last week. We had a quiet wedding in the beautiful garden of some very dear friends in the town I grew up in. I married someone I love and have loved for sometime now. My mother-in-law...
by Jen | Dec 18, 2013 | Australian news, News
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has backed Cabinet colleague Malcolm Turnbull in an internal Liberal Party dispute over same-sex marriage. Senator Cory Bernardi yesterday called on the Communications Minister to stop advocating his personal view in support of same-sex...
by Jen | Dec 17, 2013 | Australian news, News
Tony Abbott has publicly endorsed Malcolm Turnbull’s right to speak out in favour of same-sex marriage without risking his cabinet post, after hard-right Senator Cory Bernardi demanded he be sacked. Senator Bernardi says the Coalition has a longstanding position...
by Jen | Dec 17, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Malcolm Turnbull at a press conference in Canberra. The prime minister, Tony Abbott, has played down the prospect of parliament passing a law allowing same-sex marriage, but will not intervene to prevent two prominent Liberal MPs from offering their own forthright...
by Jen | Dec 17, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
“It is now clear that the Australian constitution allows marriage to change over time to include people of the same sex.” Photo: Hagen Hopkins The Abbott government got more than it bargained for in having the ACT same-sex marriage law overturned. The High...
