Australia's Parliament voted to legalize same-sex marriage Thursday after years of political jockeying and fierce public debate. Cheers and applause broke out as lawmakers voted in favor of the bill ...

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Australians supported gay marriage in a postal survey that ensures Parliament will consider legalizing same-sex weddings this year. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said ...

SYDNEY – Ivan Hinton married his partner of 11 years on a sunny afternoon in Canberra two days ago, surrounded by friends and family. Their union may not last past this week. Hinton, 38, and Chris ...

Australian Finance Minister Penny Wong, Australia’s very first openly gay cabinet member, has gotten much heat from the LGBT community for her opposition of gay marriage. Looks like Wong is now ...

The Greens party introduced a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in Australia's Parliament Sept. 29. The group Australian Marriage Equality is calling for a "conscience" vote on the bill, meaning ...

Like many Australians, Melissa Chomel wants to marry the person she loves. She's been looking at wedding dresses online for months, picked a wedding car, but can't decide between a church service or ...

The Babadook, Marge Simpson, and Daleks campaigned for marriage equality on Sunday. Sorta. Thousands marched in Sydney and Brisbane on Sunday, to show their support for same-sex marriage in Australia, ...

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia celebrated its first same-sex marriages on Saturday under the threat of a court challenge that could render the unions invalid within days. Shortly after midnight (1300 ...

Australia's first gay marriage lasted just 48 days and ended in heartbreak with the death of a terminally ill woman, Queensland state parliament heard on Wednesday after the family gave permission for ...

Australia has said "yes" to legalizing same-sex marriage after a controversial two-month long national postal survey.Results released early on Wednesday morning revealed 61% of the population voted to ...

Celebrations broke out across Australia after a two-month national postal survey came out "overwhelmingly" in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage. Results released Wednesday by the Australian Bureau ...