Tag: Australia
Homophobic Margaret Court to boycott this year’s Australian Open
Margaret Court embroiled herself in controversy speaking out against same-sex marriage.
Aussie lesbian couple abused on Jetstar flight
An Australian couple have launched a scathing attack on Jetstar after the airline’s staff failed to help them when they were allegedly subjected to homophobic abuse.
First same-sex marriages take place in Australia
Lauren Price and her partner Amy Laker tie the knot in Sydney, becoming the first same-sex couple to do so in Australia.
Australia : Same-sex marriage signed into law by the Governor General
Governor General Peter Cosgrove has given Royal Assent to the same-sex marriage bill and passed it into law.
Australian PM wants changes to gay marriage bill
Malcolm Turnbull wants to make sure celebrants don’t have to preside over same-sex weddings and religious organisations don’t lose charity status if they believe marriage should only be between men and women.
WA shearer set boss on fire for ‘unwanted homosexual advances’
A shearer who doused his boss in diesel fuel as he slept, then used a burning broomstick to send a fireball into his caravan cabin has been jailed for five years and four months.