The Federal Government has backed down to allow same-sex couples in Canberra to have legally-binding ceremonies, after the ACT Government agreed to minor amendments to recently-introduced laws. ACT Attorney-General Simon Corbell declared the Commonwealth’s concession yesterday as a significant win for same-sex couples in the ACT, but the proposed amendments must now win the Greens’ support if they are to pass in the Legislative Assembly next month.

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