Australia Will Pass Same-Sex Nondiscrimination Bill
 

Fulfilling a promise made by the nation's Labour party during last year's elections, a sweeping bill that eliminates same-sex discrimination for taxes, social security and health care passed in the upper House and is expected to pass the House of representatives later this week. [The Age]

 
 
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Comments (3)

No. 1 · Phil

That is awesome. With the drought predicted to be recessing, Australia is really looking up.

Posted: Nov 24, 2008 at 12:57 pm · @Reply · [Flag?]
No. 2 · Gabriel

Congrats Australia! Maybe we can finally get ENDA passed here sometime soon.

Posted: Nov 24, 2008 at 6:40 pm · @Reply · [Flag?]
No. 3 · emceebee

This is great news and I'm so glad that Labour are keeping the promises that I voted them in to make. Now we just need civil unions sorted and for the death of Work Choices and I am a happy man.

Posted: Nov 25, 2008 at 6:46 pm · @Reply · [Flag?]
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