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Senator Zed Seselja: Conservatives won’t block plebiscite

Senator Zed Seselja: Conservatives won’t block plebiscite

Liberal senator ZedĀ Seselja has said it won’t be conservatives in the government blocking the plebiscite on marriage equality. Appearing on SKY News the newly promoted senator said if people are worried about the plebiscite not moving forward they should look to Labor and The Greens. “Obviously its subject to passage through the parliament, so really […]

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Parliamentary committee split on marriage equality bill

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights have shown selective support for a private members bill for marriage equality, though some members have voiced their dissent to the legislation. The committee, whose responsibility is to analyse human rights concerns in writs of legislation, released its report on Tuesday. While the committee did not endorse the […]

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Catholic Code of Behaviour May Discipline LGBT Teachers

Catholic Code of Behaviour May Discipline LGBT Teachers

According to the Independent Education Union, a code of behaviour being proposed by the Catholic employers in NSW and the ACT may put LGBT teachers at risk of being disciplined for their private lives. The code is part of a clause in a new enterprise bargaining agreement put forward by the Catholic Commission for Employment […]

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ACT Establishes Social Inclusion and Equality Portfolio

ACT Establishes Social Inclusion and Equality Portfolio

Australian Capital Territory Chief Minister Andrew Barr introduced a portfolio for social inclusion and equality in the frontbench reshuffle. The move came as part of a number of new changes which emphasis on housing and urban renewal. Barr also reiterated his commitment to equality across Canberra’s social spectrum. “Sexuality is one area but not the […]

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ACT Government to Quash Past Gay Sex Convictions

ACT Government to Quash Past Gay Sex Convictions

Attorney-General Simon Corbell has announced that the ACT government is poised to quash historical gay convictions. Until 1976, consensual homosexual acts between men were illegal, and men convicted before that date still hold a criminal record. Men could previously be convicted under charges of buggery on a male person, attempted buggery and indecent assault on […]

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ACT Cricket Captain Kris Britt Engaged

ACT Cricket Captain Kris Britt Engaged

Kris Britt, captain of the womens’ cricket team the ACT Meteors, accepted a marriage proposal from her girlfriend Nadine Hunt less than a week before Christmas. Hunt reportedly asked team coach Andrew Dawson to keep the lights on after a Meteors game against Queensland. “She took me out to the middle and said some really […]

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Andrew Barr May Become Australia’s First Out Territory Leader

The Australian Capital Territory’s Deputy Chief Minister and Treasurer Andrew Barr is poised to become the country’s first openly gay state or territory leader since Katy Gallagher today resigned as ACT Chief Minister. Gallagher has announced she will be running for the Senate, making Barr, as the ACT’s Deputy Chief Minister, a strong possibility to […]

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ACT to Consider Quashing Gay Convictions

ACT to Consider Quashing Gay Convictions

Both major parties in the ACT have indicated their support for removing convictions of men charged with having sex prior to the decriminalisation of homosexuality in the territory. Liberal leader Jeremy Hanson (pictured) has announced that his party supports the idea. The declaration follows Victorian Premier Dr Denis Napthine’s announcement that his government would introduce […]

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Australia Celebrates First Same Sex Marriages

Australia Celebrates First Same Sex Marriages

Australia saw it’s first legal same sex marriages occur over the weekend when the Australian Capital Territory’s laws came into effect at midnight on Friday. Sixteen couples were wed on the laws in front of Parliament House. Amongst the first to take their vows was Western Australian couple Dennis Liddelow and Stephen Dawson. Liddelow, a […]

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High Court Sets Date For ACT Challenge

High Court Sets Date For ACT Challenge

High Court Date Set The High Court has set down December 2nd and 3rd for a two day hearing on the constitutional validity of the ACT’s marriage laws. The full bench of the court will hear the matter. The early date means that the legislation could be over ruled prior to any couples exchanging vows. […]

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