Australian Parliament Extends Some Rights to Gay/Lesbian Couplres - But Not Marriage

The Rudd government has finished its one-year anniversary by honouring an election commitment to remove discrimination against same-sex couples from a wide range of federal laws. The federal parliament on Monday approved changes to superannuation laws that allow same-sex couples to leave 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 long-awaited equality to same sex-couples in areas including tax, social security, health, aged care and employment. Full Story from Live News

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