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 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 14, 2013 | Australian news, News
‘At the end of the day, we got married’: Shar and Tanya McKinlay. Photo: Rohan Thompson They wore white dresses, their fathers walked them down the aisle and last Saturday in Canberra, Tanya and Shar McKinlay said “I do”. But after being...
by Jen | Dec 13, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Marriage Equality director Ivan Hinton and Chris Teoh display their marriage certificate in Canberra. It is deeply disappointing that the Australian Capital Territory’s Marriage Equality Act has been struck down, but don’t let that dark cloud obscure some...
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...
