Austra­lians had overwh­elming­ly endors­ed legali­sing same-sex marria­ge in a postal surveySYDNEY: Australia became the 26th nation to legalise same-sex marriage on Thursday, prompting cheers and singing from a packed parliament public gallery in a country where some states ruled homosexual acts to be illegal until just 20 years ago. “…It is time for more marriages.”The laws, which will also recognise same-sex marriages solemnised in foreign countries, take effect from Saturday. Because a month’s notice is required for the state to recognise a marriage, the first legal same-sex unions will be in January. Australians had overwhelmingly endorsed legalising same-sex marriage in a postal survey run by the national statistics agency. “Love has won, and it’s time to pop the bubbly,” Greens MP and same-sex marriage supporter Adam Bandt said.

Source: The Express Tribune December 07, 2017 07:52 UTC