I guess we’re all a bit bruised by the Turnbull government’s announcement of a postal survey regarding same sex marriage. I know this will be examined in detail in this issue by people who are more knowledgeable than I. So, when I was preparing to write I looked at what I felt I can offer […]
Tags: de facto, enduring power of attorney, enduring power of guardianship, jo wynaden, Legal, Marriage, marriage equality, public advocate, sonder legal
21 Sep 2017 /
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In 2002 former State Attorney General Jim McGinty introduced legislation that (among other things) expanded the term ‘de facto’ to include gay and lesbian couples. This was some of the most progressive legislation in our country at the time. Just two years later, John Howard amended the Marriage Act to make it mandatory that all […]
Tags: Advice, de facto, jo wynaden, Legal, legally speaking, Marriage, marriage equality, sonder legal
2 Aug 2017 |
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Ahead of the state election here in Western Australia, LGBTIQ voters had the opportunity to discuss local issues with representatives of Labor, the Liberals and the Greens at a forum hosted by OUTinPerth at The Court Hotel. Greens MLC Lynn MacLaren, Maylands MLA Lisa Baker of WA Labor and federal Liberal Senator Dean Smith took to […]
Tags: ALP, de facto, Dean Smith, defacto, defacto relationships, Drugs, economy, Election, election 2017, Jobs, Labor, Lisa Baker, Lynn MacLaren, One Nation, overseas marriage, Politics, prisons, Religion, religious exemptions, safe schools, The Court, The Court Hotel, The Greens, the liberals, vote2017, WApol
9 Mar 2017 |
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