#054 - Reverse Psychology
Ok, so not so much, but a big thing!
AUSTRALIAN GAY/LEBIAN COUPLES! PAY CLOSE ATTENTION NOW! BLINK AND YOU'LL MISS IT!
Ok, so I was reading the Melbourne Herald Sun newspaper this morning, and I came across a small article of interest...
LEGAL JOY FOR GAY COUPLES!
The Rudd Government has marked its anniversary by honouring an election pledge to remove discrimination against same-sex couples in a wide range of federal laws.
Federal Parliament has approved changes to superannuation laws that allow same-sex couples to leave their entitlements to their partner or children upon death. The Senate also agreed to a Bill to extend the meaning of de facto to include same-sex relationships.
The legislation brings equality to same-sex couples in areas including tax, social security, health and employment.
"The Bills deliver on a very important election commitment on an important day for us," Climate Change Minister Penny Wong, who is gay, said yesterday.
But Greens leader Bob Brown, who is also gay, said discrimination against same-sex couples would end only when they were legally allowed to wed.
o.O
THIS IS AWESOME!!!!
Perhaps this government will actually do something that's useful...
Its a first step. It's progress.
AUSTRALIAN GAY/LEBIAN COUPLES! PAY CLOSE ATTENTION NOW! BLINK AND YOU'LL MISS IT!
Ok, so I was reading the Melbourne Herald Sun newspaper this morning, and I came across a small article of interest...
LEGAL JOY FOR GAY COUPLES!
The Rudd Government has marked its anniversary by honouring an election pledge to remove discrimination against same-sex couples in a wide range of federal laws.
Federal Parliament has approved changes to superannuation laws that allow same-sex couples to leave their entitlements to their partner or children upon death. The Senate also agreed to a Bill to extend the meaning of de facto to include same-sex relationships.
The legislation brings equality to same-sex couples in areas including tax, social security, health and employment.
"The Bills deliver on a very important election commitment on an important day for us," Climate Change Minister Penny Wong, who is gay, said yesterday.
But Greens leader Bob Brown, who is also gay, said discrimination against same-sex couples would end only when they were legally allowed to wed.
o.O
THIS IS AWESOME!!!!
Perhaps this government will actually do something that's useful...
Its a first step. It's progress.