by Jen | Dec 13, 2013 | Australian news, News
Federal Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull says the current Parliament may change marriage laws to allow same-sex couples to wed. More than 30 couples, including some from interstate, took advantage of the five-day window to use the ACT’s law to tie the...
by Jen | Dec 12, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Ashleigh Watson and Narell Majic who got married this week comfort each other after the High Court ruling. The High Court has scrapped the ACT same-sex marriage bill – but it’s a minor setback, argues Rodney Croome. The marriage equality debate has shifted...
by Jen | Dec 12, 2013 | Australian news, News
The WA Greens have introduced a same-sex marriage bill to the WA Parliament, on the day that the High Court has quashed the nation’s first gay marriages in Canberra. The High Court has ruled that the same-sex marriages held over the weekend in Canberra are not...
by Jen | Dec 12, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
On Sunday, I walked in on my two girls looking at the front page of The Canberra Times, and discussing the beautiful picture of two brides sharing a kiss. “You know Liv, some boys at my preschool don’t believe that boys can marry boys, and girls can marry girls,” said...
by Jen | Dec 11, 2013 | Australian news, News
Many couples suffer from pre-wedding jitters but Annette Cairnduff and Kylie Gwynne have a different reason to be nervous. They are getting hitched on the eve of a High Court ruling on the ACT’s same-sex marriage laws that may limit their marital bliss to less...
by Jen | Dec 11, 2013 | Australian news, News
Labor affirms opposition to Marriage Equality. Tripartite opposition means referendum now dead. Australian Marriage Equality has welcomed a statement from Shadow Attorney-General, Mark Dreyfus, clarifying the Labor Party opposes a referendum on marriage equality. The...
