by Jen | Nov 6, 2013 | Australian news, News
The High Court will hear a challenge to the legality of the ACT’s same-sex marriage law on December 3 and 4 – before any marriages will be able to take place. The court agreed on Monday afternoon to the federal government’s request for an expedited timeline at a brief...
by Carol Burger | Nov 4, 2013 | AME Talks, Australian news
The Federal Government’s challenge to the ACT’s same-sex marriage laws has moved a step closer to a hearing before the full bench of the High Court. Last month the ACT became the first jurisdiction in Australia to pass laws legalising same-sex marriages....
by Jen | Nov 4, 2013 | Australian news, News
The second annual Equal Love Rally was warmly welcomed again by the Border last Saturday. “I think this year’s was more successful in the way that you could tell people were a bit more confident to turn up and engage themselves,” organiser Rhiannon Konigson said. The...
by Carol Burger | Nov 4, 2013 | AME Talks, Australian news
Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull has called for a conscience vote on same-sex marriage, admitting that the matter is ”very likely” to come before Federal Parliament this term. The call, which accentuates the distance between the moderate Mr...
by Jen | Nov 3, 2013 | Australian news, News
I never thought I would write this column, but I am because of Michael Kirby. It’s about 10 years ago, and I am sitting in the third row of the second tier of the Sydney Football Stadium – the best place in the world to watch footy, and the stadium where I...
by Carol Burger | Nov 2, 2013 | AME Talks, Australian news
Are you aware that legally an uncle can marry his niece? Or that cousins are able to wed? No matter what you morally think about either of these unions, under the Australian Marriage Act 1961, they can legally become husband and wife. You would probably be more than...
