Bulging…
“The number of same-sex couples registering their partnership under new [Australian Capital Territory] laws has exceeded expectations, the territory government says. In the three months since the laws began, there have been 23 registrations and two commitment ceremonies, ACT Attorney-General Simon Corbell said. That number had ‘exceeded all expectations’.” [The Age]
I don’t even know how this is news. They were expecting 15 couples to register each year, but 8 more registered. It’s really not that much of a difference. Besides, the Australian Capital Territory only has about 500,000 residents.