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THIS IS EVERYONE WHO DIDN'T VOTE TO SUPPORT THE BILL
At least 10 Government MPs chose to abstain from Thursday's final conscience vote on same-sex marriage in the House of Representatives... READ MORE›
'I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT WAS HAPPENING TO US'
Same-sex marriage Liberal MP Andrew Wallace 'shocked' by daughter's gay relationship... READ MORE›
ABBOTT 'PROUD OF NO CAMPAIGNERS' BUT EXCITED FOR SISTER'S WEDDING
Tony Abbott doesn't claim to be an overnight convert to a supporter of same-sex marriage but he is looking forward to attending his sister Christine's wedding... READ MORE›
INDIA CONSIDERS JAIL FOR 'INSTANT DIVORCE'
The Supreme Court ruling came after five women petitions the court, arguing the traditional practice violated their fundamental rights... READ MORE›
'I WAS SOLD INTO MARRIAGE AGED 13'
The current saga over dual nationalities and the desire to pass same-sex marriage legislation has somewhat disguised the government's parliamentary quandary and internal fractures... READ MORE›
MAJORITY OF NO VOTERS FROM WESTERN SYDNEY
Same-sex marriage Majority of No voters from Western Sydney... READ MORE›
PRIDE AND JUBILATION WORLDWIDE AS AUSTRALIA BACKS SAME-SEX MARRIAGEA
Australia backs same-sex marriage in historic postal survey... READ MORE›
DID THE VOTE TRANSCEND ITS CONTROVERSY?
Australians voted in favour of same-sex marriage, but for many the poll brought out complex emotions... READ MORE›
RAINBOW CELEBRATIONS AS AUSTRALIANS VOTE FOR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
Catholic Archbishop of Sydney Anthony Fisher said he was deeply disappointed that the likely result will be legislation to further deconstruct marriage and family in Australia ... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIANS SAY 'YES' TO GAY MARRIAGE, PAVING WAY FOR LAW CHANGE
Gay-rights campaigners seized on the result, with the Marriage Equality campaign group saying Australia should quickly become the 25th nation to legalize same-sex unions... READ MORE›
LIVE: SOCCEROOS SEEK WORLD CUP TICKET IN DO-OR-DIE HONDURAS CLASH
Topics sport, soccer, soccer-world-cup, socceroos, homebush-bay-2127, sydney-2000, nsw, australia, honduras Live Same-sex marriage supporters celebrate 'vote for acceptance' Dad was disappointed I was gay... READ MORE›
'CRYING IN MY KITCHEN': HOW SOCIAL MEDIA REACTED TO AUSTRALIA'S YES VOTE
Australians have taken to social media following the results of the same-sex marriage postal survey... READ MORE›
HOW MANY COUNTRIES HAVE LEGALISED IT?
Brazil became the first country to legalise same-sex marriage not through legislation, but with a court ruling... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA VOTES YES TO SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
Australians have voted in favour of legalising same-sex marriage - with a majority 61.6 per cent of responses to the Yes vote and 38.4 per cent voting No... READ MORE›
'THEY VOTED YES FOR LOVE': TURNBULL VOWS TO LEGALISE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BY CHRISTMAS
The Australian people have voted in favour of legalising same-sex marriage in the government's voluntary postal survey, triggering Malcolm Turnbull's promise to change the Marriage Act... READ MORE›
'BRACING FOR ANOTHER BREXIT OR TRUMP SHOCK'
At 10 00am AEDT we'll finally find out for sure how Australia feels about same-sex marriage... READ MORE›
WHEN ARE THE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE SURVEY RESULTS OUT AND WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
More than 12 million people have returned their same-sex marriage postal survey to the ABS... READ MORE›
JOHN OLIVER SLAMS AUSTRALIA'S 'TOXIC' SAME-SEX MARRIAGE POSTAL SURVEY
British comedian and political commentator John Oliver has slammed the Australian same-sex marriage postal survey on his popular US talk show Last Week Tonight... READ MORE›
CONTROVERSIAL NO CAMPAIGN AD BANNED ON DAYTIME TV
The ad is the latest in the Coalition for Marriage's campaign to provoke controversy in the lead-up to the postal survey result... READ MORE›
HOW SAME-SEX MARRIAGE CHANGED THE US
It was an indignity which led Mr Obergefell all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States... READ MORE›
THERESA MAY PLANS TO LET PEOPLE CHANGE GENDER WITHOUT MEDICAL CHECKS
The Gender Recognition Act does not allow trans people to self-identify their gender and forces them to undergo invasive medical tests... READ MORE›
TWO-THIRDS OF AUSTRALIANS HAVE VOTED IN SAME-SEX MARRIAGE POSTAL SURVEY
More than two-thirds of Australians have cast their votes in the same-sex marriage postal survey... READ MORE›
'NO' SKYWRITING MESSAGE APPEARS ABOVE MELBOURNE
Same-sex marriage 'No' skywriting message appears above Melbourne... READ MORE›
HOW AUSTRALIANS THINK ABOUT SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, MAPPED
A quick look at the colouring reveals that, even in most of rural and regional Australia, a majority of voters support same-sex marriage... READ MORE›
'LONG OVERDUE IN GERMANY'
Still, those attending Sunday's ceremony in Schoeneberg said Germany's decision to allow same-sex marriages -- the 23rd country to do so -- was a big step... READ MORE›
'AN EMOTIONAL MOMENT' AS FIRST SAME-SEX COUPLES SET TO WED IN GERMANY
But as other countries began legalizing same-sex marriages, Germany fell behind, in part due to Chancellor Angela Merkel's opposition... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Sarah Goodfriend
GAY MARRIAGE BACKERS CELEBRATE IN GERMANY
Germany's president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, signed marriage equality into law on Thursday, and the nation's first same-sex marriages are set to take place in October... READ MORE›
SUPREME COURT WON'T DECIDE TRANSGENDER BATHROOM CASE, VACATES EARLIER RULING
The Supreme Court will not decide the hot-button issue of transgender bathroom rights after all... READ MORE›
GERMANY APPROVES SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, BRINGING IT IN LINE WITH MUCH OF WESTERN EUROPE
Over time, however, church attendance has waned, and polling suggests that a comfortable majority of the public supports same-sex marriage... READ MORE›
TAIWAN TOP COURT RULES IN FAVOUR OF GAY MARRIAGE
The Taipei city government, which also launched a case, had been rejecting marriage applications by same-sex couples and was seeking clarification of the law... READ MORE›
PM BANNED FROM MARDI GRAS AS AN OFFICIAL GUEST OVER MARRIAGE EQUALITY ANGER
Last year the PM became the first sitting prime minister to attend Mardi Gras despite complaints from some right wing members of the Liberal backbench... READ MORE›
'WHAT IS NEXT?' SENATOR GICHUHI LAYS OUT HER OPPOSITION TO SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
How would it have played out for him now? Senator Gichuhi said pressure on the government to redefine marriage was not necessarily the majority view... READ MORE›
'THEY'RE AFTER OUR YOUNG ONES': MARGARET COURT RENEWS ATTACK ON 'GAY LOBBY'
Court also said Australian polls that showed nationwide support for same-sex marriage were incorrect... READ MORE›
FAMILIES WIN SUPREME COURT APPEALS OVER 'UNFAIR' BEDROOM TAX
Disability campaigners gather at supreme court for bedroom tax cases... READ MORE›
ROW OVER SAME-SEX MARRIAGE PLEBISCITE FUNDING HEATS UP
The federal government is expected to reveal details of its same-sex marriage plebiscite this week as church leaders say they were promised campaign funding... READ MORE›
INDIAN SISTERS TO BE RAPED AS 'PUNISHMENT' FOR BROTHER ELOPING
These Khap courts routinely order vile sexually violent punishments against women... READ MORE›
ANGELA MERKEL SAYS 'IT SHOULD BE BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN' AFTER SHE VOTES AGAINST SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
Germany has legalised same-sex marriage despite their Chancellor Angela Merkel voting against it... READ MORE›
ANGELA MERKEL DOESN'T BELIEVE IN GAY MARRIAGE 'I DON'T WANT DISCRIMINATION... BUT I MAKE A DIFFERENCE AT SOME POINT'
German Chancellor insists 'marriage' is only for a man and a woman Angela Merkel has insisted that marriage should only be between a man and woman... READ MORE›
HAMED SHAFIA, CONVICTED IN 2009 'HONOUR KILLINGS,' APPEALS TO SUPREME COURT FOR NEW TRIAL
Shafia is taking his request for a new trial in the killings of four female family members to the Supreme Court of Canada... READ MORE›
AFTER MERKEL U-TURN, GERMANY APPROVES SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
Germany holds national elections in September, and legalizing same-sex marriage could benefit Merkel and those running for parliament... READ MORE›
INDIAN SUPREME COURT IN LANDMARK RULING ON PRIVACY
India's Supreme Court has ruled that citizens have a fundamental right to privacy, in a landmark judgement... READ MORE›
SAME SEX COUPLES CAN OFFICIALLY MARRY IN IRELAND FROM TODAY
The first couples to be affected will be gay couples who married legally abroad - whose unions will now automatically be recognised by the Irish state... READ MORE›
PRIDE, PREJUDICE AND PUNISHMENT: GAY RIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD
In Europe, the legal status of same-sex marriage is mixed... READ MORE›
LGBT PROTEST AT STONEWALL INN TAKES ON EDGE AMID POSSIBLE BLOW TO GAY RIGHTS
Crowds head to the gay rights landmark as fears mounts over a leaked executive order draft that would enable discrimination in the name of religious freedom... READ MORE›
MASS NIGERIAN ARRESTS FOR GAY SEX IN LAGOS STATE
Homosexuality, gay marriage, gay groups and displays of same-sex affection are all illegal in Nigeria... READ MORE›
TRUMP ASKS SUPREME COURT TO REINSTATE TRAVEL BAN
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to reinstate its ban on travelers from six mostly Muslim countries... READ MORE›
GERMANY VOTES TO LEGALIZE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE DESPITE MERKEL'S THUMBS DOWN
German lawmakers have voted to legalize same-sex marriage in a snap vote only days after Chancellor Angela Merkel changed her longstanding position... READ MORE›
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE PLEBISCITE BILL DEFEATED IN THE SENATE
The federal government's proposed same-sex marriage plebiscite has been defeated in the Senate... READ MORE›
TWO INDIAN SISTERS TO BE RAPED AS 'PUNISHMENT' AFTER BROTHER ELOPED
The village council then made its ruling that the Dalit family should be dishonoured to avenge the brother's supposed crime... READ MORE›
COURT LACKS MORAL AUTHORITY TO REDEFINE MARRIAGE
Rather, this ruling, like the abortion ruling, all but ensures America will not achieve broad social consensus on same-sex marriage... READ MORE›
ATTORNEY GENERAL WARNS SUPREME COURT NOT TO 'STRAY INTO AREAS OF POLITICAL JUDGEMENT' IN BREXIT CASE
The Supreme Court has to be very careful to engage in only the matters before it... READ MORE›
TURNBULL SAYS 'NO PLANS TO CHANGE' SAME-SEX MARRIAGE POLICY
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull went to last year's election with Tony Abbott's plan for a plebiscite on same-sex marriage... READ MORE›
'DOES ONE OF US HAVE TO PLAY THE GROOM?'
And that, I'm told by all my married friends, gay and straight, is often the most important thing... READ MORE›
SUPREME COURT AGREES TO HEAR APPEAL OF CROSS-BORDER BOOZE CASE
This Comeau case, with the Supreme Court decision, could have more profound effects on interprovincial trade barriers than President Trump could, said Blue... READ MORE›
ANGLICANS TO ALLOW SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AFTER VOTE RECOUNT
On Tuesday, several bishops said they planned to go ahead with same-sex marriages regardless... READ MORE›
DENNIS OLAND WAS WRONGLY DENIED BAIL, SUPREME COURT OF CANADA RULES
This is the first time the Supreme Court has ruled on how the bail provisions in the Criminal Code should work in appeals of convictions... READ MORE›