Australia’s Abbott to Challenge Same-Sex Marriage Laws in Court
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The Australian government will mount a High Court challenge against a bid to legalize same-sex marriage in a territory that encompasses the capital Canberra, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said.
“It is pretty clear under our constitution that it is the Commonwealth that has responsibility for the rules regarding marriage,” Abbott, whose Liberal-National coalition won Sept. 7 elections, told reporters in Darwin today. “We think it’s important that there be a uniform approach to marriage throughout the Commonwealth and that’s what we are going to do our best to ensure.”