Federal government vs ACT on same-sex marriage bills: Round 1

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The ACT same-sex marriage bill will be introduced at the end of the year. If the Federal government challenges the ACT bill, the process will begin in March 2014(Image by Orangedrummaboy on Flickr)

The ACT government are set to pass the same-sex marriage bill this month. Despite it being big news, the Federal Government has said it will challenge the bill in the High Courtif it is passed. This is despite a new report released concluding that States and Territories in Australia should be autonomous in passing same-sex marriage bills without compromising the Federal marriage Act.

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