Australian Gay and Lesbian Blog
A blog about LGBT legal issues in Australia.
Author: Stephen Page is a partner with Harrington Family Lawyers in Brisbane, Australia. He also authors Australian Divorce Blog.
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Recent Posts from Australian Gay and Lesbian Blog
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More from the Queensland Surrogacy Review
I was interested in this passage from the Queensland Altruistic Surrogacy Review: As noted, Queensland is the only Australian jurisdiction where altruistic surrogacy is a criminal offence with the maximum penalty $7,500 or three years…
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US: Lesbian entitled to see children
In a recent decision of the Montana Supreme Court in Kulstad v Maniaci, Ms Kulstad and Ms Maniaci had been together for about 10 years before they split up. During the course of their relationship,…
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Qld: Committee Recommends decriminalisation of altruistic surrogacy
Back in May, I posted about how Queensland had set up a Parliamentary inquiry about altruistic surrogacy. This was part of a national push for reform to the surrogacy laws, but where those laws end…
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Victoria: major changes to IVF laws
The Victorian Government has put a Bill before the Parliament proposing major changes to the way that ART and IVF services are delivered. The Assisted Reproductive Treatment Bill 2008 proposes a new regime for the…
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Qld: man fined for vilifying lesbians
It is not often that the beginning of a judgment contains a profound statement, but in the recent Queensland Anti-Discrimination Tribunal case of Menzies v Owen, the beginning starts thus: Ron Owen is entitled to…
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Reps passes same sex reforms
The House of Representatives, on party lines, has passed the Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws- General Law Reform) Bill, part of the package of reforms put forward by the Government in response to…
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NSW: co-mothers now recognised
NSW laws recognising co-mothers have now come into effect, according to Fairfax online. The amendments, which also removed discrimination under 55 laws, were passed in June, after being amended at the urging of Fred Nile.
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Teen Stalker jailed for a year
A teen stalker, Jessica Webster, who apparently saw another girl as a rival over a boy, decided (with her lesbian partner) to stalk the other girl. Webster been sentenced to a year's imprisonment, according to…
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Brazil moves to same sex reform
When I think of Brazil, my mind immediately turns to Rio and Carnivale, and I confess to thinking of Peter Allen or Barry Manilow singing. However, whilst Peter Allen and Barry Manilow might have known…
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Why can't we get married?
Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting Kristiana del Pace and her partner Kristina, who are the founders of why can't we get married.com - which has the very simple idea that people should be…