by Jen | Oct 24, 2013 | Australian news, News
New South Wales MPs who plan to table same-sex marriage laws in state parliament say their bill can withstand a High Court challenge. The ACT’s same-sex marriage bill passed in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, but the Federal Government is set to challenge...
by Jen | Oct 23, 2013 | Australian news, News
A national day of action has been organized for 23 November to defend the newly passed same-sex marriage law in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) from the Australian Government A national day of protest has been called by LGBT rights group Community Action...
by Jen | Oct 23, 2013 | Australian news, News, Uncategorized
Same sex marriage laws will be debated in the NSW Parliament next week after a group of MPs pushing for the reform received expert advice their bill can survive a challenge in the High Court. Labor MP Penny Sharpe – a member of the cross-party working group...
by Carol Burger | Oct 23, 2013 | AME Talks, Australian news, Uncategorized
Two Couples Celebrate the first same-sex marriages in New Zealand earlier this year. The A.C.T. has passed Australia’s first same-sex marriage laws. The legislation’s wording was changed in recent days to improve its chance of surviving a Federal...
by Carol Burger | Oct 23, 2013 | AME Talks, Australian commentary, Australian news
The Commonwealth government has lodged a writ of summons in the High Court challenging the validity of the ACT’s same sex marriage laws. A spokesman for the High Court of Australia confirmed the writ was lodged on Wednesday, just 24 hours after the laws were...
by Carol Burger | Oct 23, 2013 | AME Talks, Australian news
The Federal Government has confirmed it will go ahead with a High Court challenge after the ACT today became the first Australian jurisdiction to legalise same-sex marriage. The ACT Labor Government passed its Marriage Equality Same-Sex Bill in the Legislative...
