Marriage between people of the same sex or gender was legislated in Australia from December 2017.
Sources
- Marriages and Divorces, Australia, 2025 | Australian Bureau of Statistics (abs.gov.au)
- https://www.ag.gov.au/families-and-marriage/marriage/same-sex-marriage-australia (ag.gov.au)
- https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/BudgetReview201718/SameSexMarriage (aph.gov.au)
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