FAMILY: Marriage under attack*

The fundamental definition in Australian law of marriage as “the union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily entered into for life” is under attack from a number of directions.The Australian Democrats and the Australian Greens have already moved and voted for an amendment to the Marriage Act to change this definition to allow marriage between two men or between two women.And same sex couples who have been married in a jurisdiction which recognises such marriages, e.g.,…

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