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posted by martyb on Saturday December 09 2017, @04:04PM   Printer-friendly

Same-sex marriage officially signed into law in Australia

Same-sex marriage has been officially signed into law in Australia, a day after MPs overwhelmingly approved a historic bill. Australia's Governor-General Peter Cosgrove signed off on the law on Friday - a formality required to enact the legislation. The vote on Thursday set off rarely matched celebrations in parliament, including cheers, hugs and a song. Supporters celebrated across Australia, many donning rainbow colours.

"So it is all done. It is part of the law of the land," Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said after a brief ceremony on Friday.
He said the law would take effect immediately after midnight.

The first marriage ceremonies will happen from 9 January, given couples must give a month's notice of their intention to wed.

MP Tim Wilson proposed to his gay partner from the floor of Parliament during the debate.

Meanwhile: Austria to allow same-sex marriage with couples able to legally marry from 2019 at latest

Austria's top court has ruled that same-sex couples can marry from 2019 at the latest, bringing the often conservative Alpine country into line with more than a dozen other European nations. Gay marriage is now recognised in more than 20 countries, of which 16 are in Europe. "The Constitutional Court nullified with a decision on December 4, 2017 the legal regulation that until now prevented such couples from marrying," a statement released on Tuesday said. It said however that the current rules would remain in place until December 31, 2018 unless Austria's parliament changes the law before then.

Previously: Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage
Taiwanese Court Invalidates Ban on Same-Sex Marriage
Australians Approve of Same-Sex Marriage in Non-Binding Vote


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  • (Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday December 09 2017, @07:10PM (3 children)

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Saturday December 09 2017, @07:10PM (#607747) Homepage

    Yeesh. Now it all makes sense -- Foster's tastes like ass and taste in beer is an acquired one.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 09 2017, @09:34PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 09 2017, @09:34PM (#607805)

    Tastes like ass?

    • (Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday December 09 2017, @09:58PM

      by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Saturday December 09 2017, @09:58PM (#607813) Homepage

      Yes, it's like biting into a ripe green olive and getting all the bitterness with none of the flavor.

      " We have a fat can. Drink it. "

  • (Score: 2) by deimtee on Sunday December 10 2017, @12:16PM

    by deimtee (3272) on Sunday December 10 2017, @12:16PM (#607973) Journal

    Many years ago when it was an ok beer Aussies drank fosters (along with VB, Melb Bitter, Crown, Tooheys, XXXX, West End(shudder), Swan, Cascade, Wine Coolers, and anything with an A.C. over 4.5% ). Corporates takeovers and recipe changes meant it went to shit, so now we just export it to the rest of the world. Fosters consumption in Oz is practically zero.

    --
    If you cough while drinking cheap red wine it really cleans out your sinuses.