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| UpdatedSimon Birmingham and Julie Bishop defend business leaders campaigning for same-sex marriage after the group comes under fire from Immigration Minister Peter Dutton.
Topics: marriage, gays-and-lesbians, business-economics-and-finance, federal-government, australia
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| UpdatedQantas will continue to advocate for same-sex marriage amid Immigration Minister Peter Dutton's criticism that "publicly listed companies stick to their knitting" and focus on delivering services for their customers.
Topics: gays-and-lesbians, marriage, federal-government, australia
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Liberal MP Andrew Hastie, who appeared in a video discussing gay marriage with Tim Wilson while drinking Coopers beer, has described the brewer as "craven" for distancing itself from the video after a backlash against it.
Topics: marriage, gays-and-lesbians, government-and-politics, liberals, australia
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| UpdatedThe two Liberal MPs involved in a video which sparked outrage over Coopers Brewery's links with The Bible Society hit back, calling the public response "over the top" and the brewer's backdown "spineless".
Topics: marriage, community-and-society, gays-and-lesbians, government-and-politics, federal-government, liberals, australia
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Marriage is an outdated, sexist and unnecessary institution, writes Catherine Deveny. So why do people get married when they could just have a Love Party instead?
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| UpdatedFederal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says Malcolm Turnbull was "hiding" from the parade, but whether the Prime Minister was even welcome depends on who you ask.
Topics: gays-and-lesbians, community-and-society, political-parties, government-and-politics, marriage, liberals, sydney-2000, darlinghurst-2010, surry-hills-2010
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| UpdatedA British couple who want their relationship recognised in law without the "patriarchal baggage" of marriage lose the latest stage in their fight to be allowed a civil partnership.
Topics: marriage, family-and-children, community-and-society, gays-and-lesbians, laws, family-law, united-kingdom
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| UpdatedWest Australian Liberal Senator Dean Smith says politicians could reach a consensus on same-sex marriage if a free vote was held.
Topics: marriage, gays-and-lesbians, government-and-politics, liberals, wa, australia
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Beverley O'Connor speaks to Dr Haji Amirudin Abdul Wahab, the CEO of Cyber-Security Malaysia about the arrest of dozens of men who had scammed millions of dollars from lonely women.
Topics: computers-and-technology, internet-culture, internet-technology, community-and-society, marriage, singapore, malaysia
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Topics: emotions, marriage, older-people, people, arundel-4214
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A Gold Coast couple celebrating 75 years together reveals their secret to a lasting relationship — not having kids.
Topics: emotions, marriage, older-people, people, arundel-4214
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Allen and Pat Taylor remember their wedding day in February 1947 and talk about what's kept them together.
Topics: marriage, canberra-2600
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It didn't take long for Allen and Pat Taylor to realise they were meant for each other, and 70 years later, their bond is just as strong.
Topics: human-interest, marriage, history, people, canberra-2600, hillston-2675
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Margaret Court is the world’s most decorated tennis player with 64 major titles to her name. Court is now a Christian pastor who treasures her sporting victories, but says they are no match for her faith.
Topics: domestic-violence, family, marriage, gays-and-lesbians, christianity, evangelism, sport, tennis, australian-open, health, mental-health, australia, albury-2640, nsw, melbourne-3000, perth-6000, wa, united-states, england
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| UpdatedAn Aboriginal man in the West Australian farming town of Carnarvon wrote to a church in India looking for a wife, and now the child of that union, inspired by Dirty Dancing, is setting her parents' story to music.
Topics: indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, opera-and-musical-theatre, arts-and-entertainment, multiculturalism, history, community-and-society, family-and-children, marriage, carnarvon-6701, india, sydney-2000
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| UpdatedKylie Minogue plans to take her husband's name when she marries "to make a statement". But why, asks Catherine Deveny, is he not taking hers?
Topics: feminism, men, relationships, people, popular-culture, marriage
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| UpdatedA Senate committee is urged to ensure civil celebrants cannot refuse services to same-sex couples due to religious or conscientious objections.
Topics: community-and-society, religion-and-beliefs, law-crime-and-justice, family-and-children, marriage, government-and-politics
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Same sex marriage is a step closer in Taiwan after parliament moves to amend marriage laws.
Topics: gays-and-lesbians, marriage, relationships, taiwan
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| UpdatedTaiwan's parliament is set to debate same-sex marriage in a move that could see the island become the first place in Asia to legalise it as opponents vow massive protests in Taipei to "disrupt the process".
Topics: gays-and-lesbians, marriage, christianity, family-and-children, community-and-society, taiwan, asia
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Married for six decades but forced to live apart for six years, an elderly couple has been reunited and is now able to live in the same room due to a renovations at a nursing home.
Topics: older-people, marriage, community-and-society, human-interest, people, aged-care, orange-2800