AUSTRALIAN VALUES This is an Australian values question — In the real test, every values question must be correct.
Two women who live together wish to marry each other. What does Australian law allow?
- Marriage is only recognised between a man and a woman
- Two people can marry each other, including two men or two women ✓
- They may marry only if a religious group agrees to conduct it
- They may register a partnership but they may not marry
Why this is the answer
Marriage law in Australia covers two people of the same sex just as it covers a man and a woman.
This question is from: Equality of all people under the law
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