by Carol Burger | Aug 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
Ten years ago today one of the very first battles for marriage equality in Australia was fought. It was a small, quiet battle between two same-sex couples and the Howard Government. It started in the Victorian Family Court and ended in federal parliament. And it saw...
by Carol Burger | Aug 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
Josh Bradley and Luke Ryan have just announced their engagement. However, there is one problem halting their big plans: they can’t get married in Australia. The Wagga duo say they have about two years before their wedding day and have issued an impassioned plea...
by Carol Burger | Aug 22, 2014 | AME Talks, Australian news
In a boost for New Zealand tourism, a quarter of all same-sex marriages taking place across the Tasman in the last 12 months were couples from Australia travelling there to tie the knot. The stats are out for the first year of marriage equality in New Zealand – of the...
by Carol Burger | Aug 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
DID you hear the one about the married couple who loved each other so much they were forced to divorce? About the couple who had been through challenging times but had persevered and their vows remained intact? Only to find the government forced them to divorce...
by Carol Burger | Aug 22, 2014 | AME Talks, Australian news
People who take part in a same-sex marriage overseas could come back to Australia and legally enter a heterosexual marriage without getting a divorce, but if they returned to the other country they could face bigamy charges, a Senate inquiry has been told. The inquiry...
